Nigeria: Issues of the day : Experts investigate bird flu infection in Nigerians (AllAfrica.com) Experts on bird flu are increasingly worried that Nigeria risks becoming a permanent host to the avian flu virus, even as the Avian Flu Crisis Management Centre (AFCMC) is investigating suspected cases of Avian Influenza infections in humans in Nigeria. [News Source]

Japan confirms third outbreak of bird flu (EARTHtimes.org) Japan confirmed its third outbreak of bird flu this year. The H5 strain of avian flu was detected in a poultry farm in the western prefecture of Okayama, government officials said Monday. [News Source]

Bird Flu Confirmed in Hungary; Virus Spreads in Japan (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Geese in Hungary tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, marking the first confirmed infection in the European Union since August. Japan found a third outbreak of avian influenza on a poultry farm. [News Source]

Japan confirms third bird flu case this month (TODAYonline) Medical officers disinfect a poultry farm in Takahashi city in Okayama prefecture, western Japan. Japanese authorities confirmed a third outbreak of bird flu this month, amid growing fears the avian influenza could spread further. [News Source]

Japan confirms third bird flu case this month (AFP via Yahoo! News) Japanese authorities confirmed a third outbreak of bird flu this month, amid growing fears the avian influenza could spread further. [News Source]

Avian Influenza Causes More Human Deaths in Indonesia, Egypt (U.S. Department of State) U.S. Navy scientists and their Egyptian partners working in Cairo are helping confirm new human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in North Africa and the Middle East, and are building laboratory capacity in that region and elsewhere to allows scientists and technicians in many countries to quickly identify and diagnose human illness that arises from outbreaks of deadly bird flu in Asia ... [News Source]

Japan confirms third bird flu case this month (AFP via Yahoo! News) Japanese authorities confirmed a third outbreak of bird flu this month, amid growing fears the avian influenza could spread further. [News Source]

FACTBOX-Bird flu’s spread around the globe (AlertNet) Source: Reuters Jan 29 (Reuters) - A six year-old Indonesian girl who died 10 days ago had bird flu, the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed on Monday, taking the death toll from the disease in that country to ... [News Source]

Bird Flu Confirmed in Hungary; Virus Spreads in Japan (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Geese in Hungary tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, marking the first confirmed infection in the European Union since August. Japan found a third outbreak of avian influenza on a poultry farm. [News Source]

Rapid response to avian flu threat. An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Yanbin Li, professor of biological engineering in the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, has developed a portable biosensor for in-field, rapid screening of avian influenza virus. [News Source]

H5N1 virus confirmed in southern Japan. Tests confirmed that an outbreak of bird flu at a poultry farm in southern Japan was caused by the virulent H5N1 virus, the agriculture ministry said on Saturday. [News Source]

Successful flu tests conducted on animals. Taiwan has conducted successful animals tests on a vaccine that could protect people against a yet-to-emerge pandemic strain of bird flu, and hopes to conduct human trials and be ready for mass production in two years. [News Source]