Latest Bird Flu News

FAO urges long-term bird flu strategy in Bangladesh (AlertNet)
Monday May 21st 2007, 6:49 am

Source: Reuters MILAN, May 21 (Reuters) - Bangladesh needs a long-term strategy to control the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Monday. No cases of ... [News Source]

Bird flu update: 21 May 2007 (SciDev.net)
Monday May 21st 2007, 5:56 am

Below is a round-up of the key developments on the spread of the bird flu virus (H5N1) and the threat it poses to human health. Each title is a link to the full article. [News Source]

Bird flu did not kill chickens (Kuensel)
Monday May 21st 2007, 5:34 am

Update 16 May, 2007 - It was not bird flu that killed several thousand chickens in a farm in the neighbouring Indian state of West Bengal, according to officials of the department of livestock. [News Source]