Nigeria: Human Toll From Avian Influenza Continues in in Country and Egypt (AllAfrica.com) The first human death from avian influenza has been reported in Nigeria, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and the highly pathogenic Asian strain of bird flu has been found for the first time in the United Kingdom. [News Source]

Second UK vet tested for bird flu (CNN.com)

Britain’s Health Protection Agency Wednesday is testing a second veterinarian service worker who responded to a recent avian flu outbreak on a English poultry farm for the deadly strain of the bird flu virus.

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Garrett: Progress and Problems With Bird Flu Policy (Foreign Relations) Laurie Garrett , CFR senior fellow for global health, says global commitments to end bird flu mean the world is in a better position to handle a potential avian flu pandemic than it was two years ago. [News Source]

Indonesia may sell, not give, bird flu virus to scientists. Indonesia, which has had more human cases of avian flu than any other country, has stopped sending samples of the virus to the WHO, apparently because it is negotiating a contract to sell the samples. [News Source]

British bird flu worker is hospitalized. A worker who helped deal with the bird flu outbreak in eastern England is under observation at a hospital, the Health Protection Agency said Tuesday. [News Source]

Anthrax memories dog CDC head in times of bird flu. Memories of the 2001 anthrax attacks and planning mistakes haunt the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as she urges government and private companies to prepare for a potential bird flu pandemic. [News Source]

U.S. companies prepare for worst in bird flu plans. A few international companies and small regional firms are making bird flu planning a full-time job, and said on Tuesday they have had to prepare for the unthinkable in doing so. [News Source]

Jakarta bird flu deal questioned. Indonesia has signed a preliminary deal with a US drug manufacturer to jointly develop a human bird flu vaccine. [News Source]

Bird flu tests for ill vet who helped tackle outbreak at turkey farm. A vet who helped to tackle Britain's most serious bird flu outbreak was admitted to hospital last night suffering from a respiratory illness. [News Source]

Deadly bird flu found in Pakistan. The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has been found close to the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. [News Source]

Embassy: Indonesia cat may spread bird flu. The U.S. Embassy in Indonesia is advising Americans to avoid contact with stray cats in the country, citing confirmed reports of the animals carrying the deadly bird flu virus. [News Source]

Bird flu remains a global threat. Authorities in the United Kingdom on Feb. 5 completed a cull of turkeys on a commercial poultry farm, following confirmation that H5N1 avian influenza had entered the flock. [News Source]