Born under a bad sign? Being born at certain times of year gives a small but significantly increased risk of problems such as depression, schizophrenia and anorexia nervosa. The question is no longer if the seasons affect mental health, but how. [News Source]

EU Confirms Deadly Bird Flu in Hungary; Virus Spreads in Japan (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]

Illegal duck raising poses avian flu risk (Viet Nam News) To prevent an avian influenza epidemic, the Government has prohibited hatching ducks and set requirements for existing waterfowl, prompting fears of financial crisis among farmers. [News Source]

Deadly avian flu confirmed in two more Hong Kong birds (AFP via Yahoo! News) Two dead birds found in Hong Kong last week carried the fatal H5N1 strain of bird flu, taking to seven the number of birds found with the virus this year, authorities said. [News Source]

Japan’s Confirms Okayama Bird Flu Case as H5 Strain (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Japan confirmed its third outbreak this year of bird flu after officials in the western prefecture of Okayama said the H5 strain of avian influenza was found on a local poultry farm. [News Source]

Japan confirms third bird flu case this month (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) TOKYO - Japanese authorities on Monday 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 (INQ7.net) TOKYO -- Japanese authorities Monday confirmed a third outbreak of bird flu this month, amid growing fears the avian influenza could spread further. Some 40 chickens have been found dead since last week at a poultry farm in Takahashi, Okayama prefecture, 550 kilometers (340 miles) west of Tokyo. [News Source]

Japan’s Okayama Prefecture Confirms Bird Flu Case as H5 Strain (Bloomberg.com) Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Japan confirmed its third case this year of bird flu after officials in the western prefecture of Okayama said the H5 strain of avian influenza was found on a local poultry farm. [News Source]

Japan confirms H5 strain in 3rd bird flu outbreak (People’s Daily) A local government in Japan confirmed Monday that the third case of bird flu outbreak within the month involved the highly virulent H5 strain of avian influenza, Kyodo News said. [News Source]

No bird flu outbreaks among poultry reported in China for 127 days (People’s Daily) No outbreaks of bird flu among poultry have been reported in China for 127 straight days since Sept. 20 last year, said Minister of Agriculture Sun Zhengcai in Beijing on Sunday. [News Source]

Highly virulent bird flu virus confirmed at Okayama chicken farm (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) _ The Okayama prefectural government said Monday that the highly virulent H5 strain of avian flu virus has been confirmed at a poultry farm in the city of Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, where dozens of birds died in the past few days. [News Source]

Chicken farm in Japan disinfected for suspected bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News) Health officials disinfected a chicken farm in western Japan, the day after it was placed under surveillance as a suspected fresh case of bird flu. [News Source]