Nations asked to give flu vaccine. Building a stockpile of bird flu vaccine would help ensure that poor countries do not lose out if a flu virus starts killing people worldwide, the World Health Organization's top flu official said yesterday. [News Source]

Staff shortage leades to public health threat. Public health in Wales could be at risk because of a shortage of food safety staff. [News Source]

Tool for early bird flu predictions revealed (The Victoria Advocate) The University of Iowa on Wednesday unveiled a new tool to help public health officials better predict when a bird flu pandemic will strike, and methods for stemming its effects. [News Source]

Three more bird flu outbreaks confirmed in Myanmar (AFP via Yahoo! News) Military-ruled Myanmar on Saturday confirmed three more outbreaks of bird flu in Yangon, and urged people to report any suspicious bird deaths. [News Source]

Avian Influenza Confirmed in Bird in Hong Kong, Government Says (Bloomberg.com) March 3 (Bloomberg) -- The deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza was confirmed in a bird in the Kowloon area of Hong Kong, the government said in statement last night. [News Source]