Bangladesh says bird flu spreads in farms (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Bird flu had spread to more farms in at least five central and northern districts, Bangladesh said on Friday. [News Source]

Baxter’s bird flu vaccine working Could help in sales talks with nations (Chicago Tribune) Baxter International Inc. on Thursday said its bird flu vaccine is working for humans against several strains of the virus at low dosages, setting the stage for a final round of testing the company expects to complete by the end of this year. [News Source]

Consider possibility of bird flu pandemic, but don’t panic (Daily Orange) The avian flu originates in far-off lands, and the American public's only access to information about it is through the media. The news has yet to hit home. We knew when millions of chickens were killed in Asia, but we didn't panic because there was no noticeable taste difference in our chicken McNuggets. [News Source]

Bird Flu Vaccine Headed for Final Round of Testing (RedNova) CHICAGO -- Baxter International Inc. on Thursday said its bird flu vaccine is working for humans against several strains of the virus at low dosages, setting the stage for a final round of testing the company expects to complete by the end of this year. [News Source]

Baxter says bird flu vaccine working for humans in trials (Chicago Tribune) Baxter International Inc. today said its bird flu vaccine is working for humans against several strains of the virus at low dosages, setting the stage for a final round of testing the company expects to complete by the end of this year. [News Source]

Kuwait to cull 1.1 million chickens over bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News) Kuwait has ordered the culling of about 1.1 million chickens in a bid to fight an outbreak of bird flu, an official was quoted as saying on Thursday. [News Source]

Dealing with a growing problem. Nitrates leach from decaying manure piles and fertilized fields and find their way into the Abbotsford-Sumas Aquifer, a vast underground water table that stretches across the border into the U.S., which makes chicken manure a subject of international concern. [News Source]

Has Russia declared war on birds? Today, few people romanticize the spring return of birds because they have been discredited by the rise of avian flu. Though ornithologists say the "guilt" of birds has not been proven, fears of a new "plague" seem to be overriding common sense. [News Source]

China confirms human death from bird flu. China's Ministry of Health has confirmed a 16-year-old boy has died from bird flu in eastern Anhui Province, bringing the number of people in the country who have been killed by the virus to 15. [News Source]

Sir Alex Ferguson joins Gore’s climate A-team. The scientists have warned of the dangers and the politicians have promised to act, but Al Gore is still not satisfied the world is taking climate change seriously enough. The answer, the former US vice-president has reasoned, could be Sir Alex Ferguson. [News Source]

Bird flu expert pans factory farms (Journal and Courier)

Dr. Michael Greger, the director of public health and animal agriculture at The Humane Society of the United States, visited Purdue University Wednesday to discuss his book — Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching.

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China confirms human death from bird flu (EARTHtimes.org) Hefei (China), March 29 (Xinhua) China's Ministry of Health Thursday confirmed the death of a 16-year-old boy due to H5N1 avian influenza in the Anhui, China. The new case brings the total number of deaths due to bird flu to 15 since 2003. [News Source]