Poultry jobs at risk as experts argue. The finger of suspicion was last night pointed again at Hungary after government scientists confirmed the Suffolk strain of bird flu was "essentially identical" to the virus found in the east European country. [News Source]

Japanese egret stirs flu fears in Manila. The Philippines urged people yesterday not to touch migratory birds in case they are infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus, after an egret believed to have flown from Japan died two days after being captured by a farmer. [News Source]

Egyptian woman tests positive for H5N1 bird flu strain (USA Today) An Egyptian woman has tested H5N1 positive, bringing the total number of persons infected with the deadly bird flu strain in the country to 21, a World Health Organization official here said on Wednesday. [News Source]

Egypt reports new bird flu case (AFP via Yahoo! News) Egypt has announced that a woman had been infected with the deadly bird flu virus, the 21st case since the disease first appeared in the country. [News Source]

Bird flu experts join probe of mystery Bangladesh deaths (AFP via Yahoo! News) Bird flu experts are part of a team investigating the unexplained death of three people in northern Bangladesh. [News Source]

Bird flu contained in VN after 21 outbreak-free days: committee (Viet Nam News) HA NOI — Bird flu has been contained in Viet Nam, said the National Steering Committee for Avian Influenza Prevention and Control yesterday. The committee’s statement comes 21 days since Bac Lieu, the last province to report an outbreak, detected any new cases. [News Source]

Bird Flu and Flu Pandemic — How to Reduce the Risk of Infections (PR Web) Infection prevention more important than ever, says world experts -- but research shows many fall short in practicing good hygiene in daily lives. NO-GERMS™ Portable Hand Sanitizer has been proven effective against bird flu (Avian Flu H5N1 Virus) on the hands, in independent tests at Retroscreen Virology, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of London. (PRWeb Feb 14, 2007) ... [News Source]

Bird Flu Outbreak in U.K. Brings News Pandemic, Not Human One (Bloomberg.com) Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Ilaria Capua, a virologist, and other health experts say the alarmist headlines on bird flu killing turkeys in the U.K. last week was just a lot of gobble. [News Source]

Bird Flu Outbreak in U.K. Brings News Pandemic, Not Human One (Bloomberg.com) Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Ilaria Capua, a virologist, and other health experts say the alarmist headlines on bird flu killing turkeys in the U.K. last week was just a lot of gobble. [News Source]