Sharing bird flu virus samples must benefit all: WHO (Reuters via Yahoo! News) The sharing of virus samples found in bird flu victims must be fostered by providing equal access to vaccines resulting from that information, the World Health Organization's top bird flu official said on Tuesday. [News Source]

Many Americans confused about avian flu and food safety (CIDRAP) Jun 12, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – A nationwide survey indicates that many Americans have misconceptions about food safety issues related to avian influenza, researchers from Rutgers University said yesterday. [News Source]

Malaysia quarantines five with suspected bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News) Five Malaysians have been quarantined with suspected bird flu following an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus last week, the country's health minister said Tuesday. [News Source]

Vietnam bird flu patient recovers but virus spreads (AFP via Yahoo! News) Vietnam's first bird flu patient in 18 months has made a full recovery, but health authorities warned Tuesday that the deadly virus is spreading in the country's fowl population. [News Source]

Bird flu’s back. Avian flu has claimed more victims in Asia recently and that's sparked renewed concerns about the possibility of a pandemic — but not so much among the American public. [News Source]

Indonesia finds asymptomatic H5N1-infected poultry. Indonesia has found traces of H5N1 bird flu in apparently healthy-looking poultry, making it tougher to detect the disease in the country hardest hit by the virus, officials said on Monday. [News Source]

Anti-cholera rice boosts hopes of edible vaccines. The dream of cheap, easy-to-store, needle-free vaccines is closer to reality after Japanese researchers created a strain of rice that protects against cholera. Edible rice vaccines could also be developed to protect people against diseases such as HIV-AIDS, SARS and influenza, says the team. [News Source]

New discovery made on avian flu detection (Meat News) UNITED STATES: University of Arkansas researchers develop portable biosensor that rapidly detects avian flu. An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Yanbin Li, professor of biological engineering in the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, has developed a portable biosensor for in-field, rapid screening of avian influenza virus, states a report in the spring issues of the Food ... [News Source]

Survey: Most aware of avian flu (EARTHtimes.org) Most U.S. adults have heard about avian flu, and have talked about it, but don't know much about it, according to a survey of 1,200 Americans. [News Source]

FACTBOX-Bird flu’s spread around the globe (AlertNet) Source: Reuters June 12 (Reuters) - A four-year-old girl has contracted the bird flu virus in southern Egypt, the World Health Organisation confirmed on its Web site on Tuesday. This new case is the 36th case among ... [News Source]

Bird flu patient recovers while measures continue to prevent outbreaks (Nhan Dan) Nhan Dan- Vietnam’s first person to have been hospitalised with bird flu in over 17 months left the Bach Mai Hospital’s Active Treatment Ward, on June 11 while strong measures are being taken to prevent outbreaks of the virus. [News Source]

Malaysia hospitalizes another five amid bird-flu outbreak (EARTHtimes.org) Kuala Lumpur - Another five Malaysians have been hospitalized for showing flu-like symptoms after they were exposed to chickens that were infected with a strain of avian influenza that can be deadly in humans, the government said Tuesday. Out of the ... [News Source]