“Bird Flu” Genome Study Shows New Strains, Western Spread (Newswise) A team of researchers report the first ever large-scale sequencing of western genomes of the deadly avian influenza virus, H5N1, that confirms not only that the virus has very recently spread west from Asia, but that two of the new western strains have already independently combined, or "reassorted," to create a new strain. [News Source]

Indonesia, US team to tackle bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News) US and Indonesian scientists have joined forces in a bid to halt the high number of bird flu deaths in the archipelago nation, a US official said Monday. [News Source]

Egypt to spend R570m to fight bird flu. Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif on Sunday allocated £40-million to the ministries of health and agriculture to help combat bird flu, the official MENA news agency said. [News Source]

G&FC Checking Ducks for Avian Influenza (Ashley County Ledger) The outbreak of avian influenza in Asia several years ago has put public health officials on the alert in the U.S. But wildlife managers also play an integral part in monitoring for signs of the virus. [News Source]

Ban remains on bird flu farm meat (BBC News) Hong Kong continues a ban on meat from Bernard Matthews because of the outbreak of bird flu. [News Source]

Bangladesh says bird flu spreads to more farms (Khaleej Times) DHAKA - Bird flu has spread to two more farms in Bangladesh despite efforts to contain the spread of the disease, fisheries and livestock ministry officials said on Monday. [News Source]

Bangladesh says bird flu spreads to more farms (AlertNet) Source: Reuters DHAKA, April 16 (Reuters) - Bird flu has spread to two more farms in Bangladesh despite efforts to contain the spread of the disease, fisheries and livestock ministry officials said on Monday. " ... [News Source]