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]

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]

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 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]