Researcher Get Down and Dirty for Bird Flu (KTVF Fairbanks) Alaska is a major stop for bird migration, making a major target for bird flu research. Newscenter 11's Chelsey Schell has more in this week's health report about what techniques... [News Source]

‘Bird flu issue in B’desh serious’ (The Times of India) The UN food agency has said the bird flu situation in Bangladesh remains serious and sought a long-term strategic campaign to bring the deadly disease under control. [News Source]

Ghana reports second bird flu outbreak in poultry (AFP via Yahoo! News) Veterinary officials in Ghana on Tuesday declared the second outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in the west African country. [News Source]

Ghana reports second bird flu outbreak in poultry (AFP via Yahoo! News) Veterinary officials in Ghana on Tuesday declared the second outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in the west African country. [News Source]

Bird flu hits provinces across Vietnam (Russian Information Agency Novosti) HANOI, May 22 (RIA Novosti) - A fresh outbreak of bird flu has hit five provinces in Vietnam, the southeast Asian country's Agriculture Ministry said. [News Source]

Imugene Avian Influenza Poultry Vaccine Reaches 100% Efficacy In US Trials (Medical News Today) Imugene Limited (IMU) has received results from further trials of its avian influenza vaccine for chickens showing efficacy levels reaching 100%. This follows refinements to the dosage and method of administration of the Imugene bird flu vaccine for broiler chickens. [click link for full article] [News Source]

‘Bird flu situation in B’desh serious’ (The Times of India) The United Nations food agency has said the bird flu situation in Bangladesh remains serious and sought a long-term strategic campaign to bring the deadly disease under control. [News Source]

Bird flu situation in Bangladesh serious: FAO (rediff.com) The first officially announced avian influenza outbreak in Bangladesh occurred in February 2007; since then the virus has spread to eleven out of 64 districts [News Source]

FAO urges Bangla response to bird flu outbreak (New Kerala) United Nations, May 22: The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that the bird flu situation in Bangladesh remains serious and called for action to bring it under control. [News Source]

Bird flu situation in Bangladesh serious: FAO (The Times of India) The United Nations food agency has said the bird flu situation in Bangladesh remains serious and sought a long-term strategic campaign to bring the deadly disease under control. [News Source]

Council supports plan to deal with Avian Flu (Small Town Papers News Service) With cases of Triple E and West Nile virus sprouting up in the area in recent years, there is growing concern that the Avian Flu could hit the United States possibly by next year, according to biologi... [News Source]

FAO warns against bird flu situation in Bangladesh (People’s Daily) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that the bird flu situation in Bangladesh remains serious and called for action to get it under control, Bangladeshi daily The Financial Express reported Tuesday. [News Source]