Avian Flu ‘Supermap’ Yields New Info On Source/spread (Medical News Today) Scientists here have designed a new, interactive map of the spread of the avian flu virus (H5N1) that for the first time incorporates genetic, geographic and evolutionary information that may help predict where the next outbreak of the virus is likely to occur. [click link for full article] [News Source]

US govt says to reduce bird flu testing during ‘07. The U.S. will test fewer wild birds for the avian influenza virus than it did a year ago, but government officials said surveillance efforts will focus on species and locations with the greatest chance of detecting the virus. [News Source]