Pathologist seeks to unravel mystery of marine mammal deaths. He also thinks to the bigger picture of what this death might say about greater populations of the same species, about the health of the coastal ecosystem and about the damaging influence humans might be having. [News Source]

Bird flu victim dies in Laos (AFP via Yahoo! News) A 42-year-old Laos woman believed to have contracted the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus died in hospital in the capital Vientiane on Sunday, the World Health Organisation said. [News Source]

Poultry sellers suffer after bird flu outbreaks in Myanmar (AFP via Yahoo! News) Poultry sellers in Yangon on Sunday reported a slump in sales following a fresh outbreak of bird flu, and said they were ready to close their markets as part of government efforts to contain the virus. [News Source]

Second bird flu case ‘very likely’ in Laos: WHO (AFP via Yahoo! News) Laos is "very likely" to have suffered its second case of the deadliest strain of bird flu, the World Health Organisation said on Sunday, just days after the first came to light. [News Source]

Hyline Safety Company Offers Bird Flu Masks (PR.com) Hyline Safety Company offers new line of H5N1 resistant Respirators to protect against the avian bird flu virus. [PR.com - March 04, 2007] [News Source]

Suspected second human case of bird flu in Laos: WHO (AFP via Yahoo! News) Laos may have suffered its second human case of the deadly H5N1 virus after a 42-year-old woman was hospitalised for bird flu-like symptoms, the World Health Organisation said on Sunday. [News Source]

Human Bird Flu Suspected in Second Case in Laos (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) March 4 (Bloomberg) -- A second case of human bird flu is suspected in Laos, only a week after confirmation of the Southeast Asian country's first case, according to the World Health Organization and government authorities. [News Source]