Avian Influenza: New Host Species Identified (Medical News Today) In a new study published online in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens, Dr. Vincent J. Munster, of Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, and colleagues identify new host species for avian influenza A virus (H5N1) and provide important information on the distinctions between the ecology and epidemiology of various global strains of the virus. [click link for full article] [News Source]

Bangladesh struggling to combat bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News) Bangladesh authorities are struggling to combat deadly bird flu as it continues to spread across the impoverished country with more than 150,000 chickens and fowl destroyed, an official said Saturday. [News Source]

Bangladesh struggling to combat bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News) DHAKA (AFP) - Bangladesh authorities are struggling to combat deadly bird flu as it continues to spread across the impoverished country with more than 150,000 chickens and foul destroyed, an official said Saturday. [News Source]

New Host Species For Avian Influenza Identified (Medical News Today) In a new study published online in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens, Dr. Vincent J. Munster, of Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, andcolleagues identify new host species for avian influenza A virus (H5N1) and provide important information on the distinctions between the ecology andepidemiology of various global strains of the virus. [click link for full article] [News Source]