Russia bans British poultry imports, confirms bird flu (People’s Daily) Russia has banned poultry imports from Britain following an avian influenza outbreak there, the country's animal and plant health watchdog agency said on Monday, while experts confirmed cases of bird flu in southern Russia. [News Source]

Avian Flu: Poultry Traders Seek FG’s Intervention (This Day) The Federal Government has been asked to take steps to enhance poultry farmers and sellers’ capabilities to handle the outbreak of bird flu (Avian Influenza) and in particular prevent the transmission of the viral disease from locations where poultry is sold or slaughtered. [News Source]

Viewpoint: Holding our nerve over bird flu risks. Poultry farmers will be on high alert until more is known about the avian flu outbreak in Norfolk and how it occurred. [News Source]

Flood toll rises, and Indonesia braces for disease. Much of Jakarta was underwater on Tuesday in the city's worst flooding in years, and the authorities warned of the possible spread of disease. [News Source]

Death toll in Indonesian flooding at 36. Overnight downpours sent storm waters coursing back into some low-lying areas, as authorities warned of the threat of diseases and anger mounted at the government's response. [News Source]

Health fears as floods wash over Java. Indonesian authorities are monitoring residents for serious diseases after severe flooding caused by downpours in the capital Jakarta, home to nine million people. [News Source]

Rainfall hampers Jakarta clean-up. More rainfall overnight in Indonesia has hampered clean-up efforts after severe flooding in the capital Jakarta. [News Source]

Reassurances over bird flu outbreak (West Lothian Courier) First Minister Jack McConnell said that the Executive is keeping in touch with the poultry industry over the latest bird flu outbreak. The discovery of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza at a Bernard Matthews site in Suffolk has led to the cull of about 160,000 turkeys. [News Source]

Reassurances over bird flu outbreak (West Lothian Courier) First Minister Jack McConnell said that the Executive is keeping in touch with the poultry industry over the latest bird flu outbreak. The discovery of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza at a Bernard Matthews site in Suffolk has led to the cull of about 160,000 turkeys. [News Source]

Don’t worry about bird flu, public told (The Star Online) PUTRAJAYA: Malaysians should not be alarmed over the threat of bird flu now spreading in other countries. Health director-general Tan Sri Ismail Merican said Malaysia had always been prepared to face any threat posed by avian influenza and influenza pandemic. [News Source]

Uganda: Bird Flu is Still a Threat (AllAfrica.com) The recent bird flu outbreaks in Africa confirm that the H5N1 virus is sadly finally upon the continent. While many had dismissed the disease as something of the West, it is now urgent that more caution is taken when it comes to addressing avian influenza. [News Source]

Avian Flu (Bird Flu) Ruled Out, but Duck Deaths Still a Mystery (SYS-CON Media) The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) has toldthe Metro Wastewater Reclamation District that avian flu (bird flu) hasbeen ruled out as the cause of death of about 375 ducks at Metro'streatment plant since early January. [News Source]