Ghana reports first case of deadly H5N1 bird flu in poultry (AFP via Yahoo! News) Ghana on Wednesday became the eighth African country to report a case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in poultry. [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]

Bird flu confirmed in Ghana (Disaster News Network) The first case of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza has been found in Ghana, the World Health Organization reported Wednesday. Infected birds were found on a chicken farm near the port of Tema, east of the capital Accra. The birds were being destroyed. [News Source]

Ghana confirms first case of bird flu (USA Today) The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has spread to fowl in the West African nation of Ghana, a World Health Organization official confirmed Wednesday. H5N1 has killed at least 172 people worldwide since it began its spread through Asian poultry in 2003, according to WHO. [News Source]

Bangladesh culls chickens as bird flu spreads (AFP via Yahoo! News) Some 8,500 chickens have been culled in Bangladesh following the spread of bird flu in the country, an official said Wednesday. [News Source]

Scientists create worldwide avian flu map (New Kerala) BOULDER, Colo., May 2: U.S. researchers have created an interactive map with Google Earth technology to track the worldwide spread of avian flu. [News Source]

Scientists create worldwide avian flu map (UPI) U.S. researchers have created an interactive map with Google Earth technology to track the worldwide spread of avian flu. [News Source]

Bangladesh culls chickens as bird flu spreads (AFP via Yahoo! News) Some 8,500 chickens have been culled in Bangladesh following the spread of bird flu in the country, an official said Wednesday. [News Source]

Indonesia defiant on sharing bird flu samples (AFP via Yahoo! News) Indonesia will not share bird flu samples with the World Health Organisation until a dispute with the UN body is resolved in "black and white," the nation's health minister said Wednesday. [News Source]

Cambodia boosts bird flu awareness efforts (AFP via Yahoo! News) Cambodia will boost its bird flu awareness efforts, officials said Wednesday amid fears that education campaigns are doing little to change people's behaviour around potentially sick birds. [News Source]

Boffins fly Google for bird flu map (iTNews) US scientists create avian flu 'super map'. [News Source]