Hong Kong Bird Market Closed After Discovery of Avian Flu (Voice of America) Hong Kong's government has temporarily closed the city's famous pet bird market after a bird for sale there was found to be carrying the H5N1 avian flu virus. [News Source]

FAFfing about. Avian flu versus AIDS. One has caught the imagination of the public and the media, the other is a full blown epidemic and 60 million people are infected. [News Source]

Wild bird culls not avian flu answer, say scientists. They say that while wild birds have been infected in some cases, domestic birds, the poultry industry and the trade in live and dead poultry hold the key roles in limiting any spread of the disease in future. [News Source]

Wild bird culls may exacerbate avian flu problem (New Kerala) London, June 30 : More than 30 experts from 19 countries holding an international summit on bird flu in Aviemore this week are of the opinion that culls of wild birds are not an answer to the outbreaks of avian flu. [News Source]

Wild bird culls not avian flu answer, say scientists (The Scotsman) SCIENTISTS have condemned culls of wild birds as a way of tackling outbreaks of avian flu. [News Source]

Wild bird culls not avian flu answer, say scientists (The Scotsman) SCIENTISTS have condemned culls of wild birds as a way of tackling outbreaks of avian flu. [News Source]

Westport “Well Prepared” for Bird Flu Pandemic (WestportNow) They hope it will never happen, but Westport officials are refining their plans for an Avian influenza or bird flu pandemic. [News Source]

Westport “Well Prepared” for Bird Flu Pandemic (WestportNow) They hope it will never happen, but Westport officials are refining their plans for an Avian influenza or bird flu pandemic. [News Source]

BMJ Editor Condemns Scare Mongering Over Bird Flu (Medical News Today) In this week's BMJ, Deputy Editor Tony Delamothe attacks the continued scare mongering over bird flu. Somewhere, I imagine, there's a small group of people proud to be counted among the Friends of Avian Flu, or FAF for short, he writes. I suspect they have a catchy mission statement, such as "Keeping the nightmare alive," and lapel badges of vaguely bird-like shape. [click link for full article] [News Source]

Togo takes emergency action against Avian Flu outbreak (AngolaPress) Lome Togo 06/29 , After the discovery last week of Avian Influenza (AI) virus in a Sigbehoue poultry farm in the north-western suburb of Aneho city in south-east of Togo, the government on Wednesday announced "emergency" measures to curb the outbreak. [News Source]

BMJ Editor Condemns Scare Mongering Over Bird Flu (Medical News Today) In this week's BMJ, Deputy Editor Tony Delamothe attacks the continued scare mongering over bird flu. Somewhere, I imagine, there's a small group of people proud to be counted among the Friends of Avian Flu, or FAF for short, he writes. I suspect they have a catchy mission statement, such as "Keeping the nightmare alive," and lapel badges of vaguely bird-like shape. [click link for full article] [News Source]

Czech birds culled as avian flu found (Financial Times) Czech authorities have culled thousands of birds at a poultry farm in the east of the country following the discovery of the H5N1 avian influenza virus. [News Source]