Global Fight Against Bird Flu Progresses, But Hot Spots Remain (CattleNetwork.com) The global response to highly pathogenic avian influenza has significantly improved over the past three years, but Egypt, Indonesia and Nigeria remain areas of concern, the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization told scientists gathered in Rome for a three-day conference. [News Source]

Bird flu hits Germany and Czech Republic (Food Production Daily) 28/06/2007 - The deadly form of bird flu is spreading again in Europe, with Germany and the Czech Republic both reporting outbreaks of H5N1. The outbreaks are occuring despite the EU's stepped up efforts to try and prevent the virus from affecting the bloc's poultry supply. [News Source]

Bird flu virus still a serious threat, despite improved response (Budapest Business Journal) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned that although the global response to the deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus has significantly improved over the past few years, the virus remains entrenched in several countries and will continue to spread. [News Source]

Bird flu found in domestic poultry (The Prague Post) After six days of lockdown, the road to Tisová, east Bohemia, reopened June 25. The move marks the completion of cleanup of a turkey farm that has been at the center of a week-long saga testing the response to avian flu. [News Source]

Pharmaust Reports Commonewealth Biotechnologies Obtained Approval to Work on Avian Flu Virus (PAA.AX, 00733936, … (Aspect Huntley via Yahoo!7 Finance) Pharmaust announced that its US-based drug-discovery business, Commonewealth Biotechnologies Inc has been approved by the Department of Health and Human Services under the Select Agent Programs of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to carry out work on the highly pathogenic avian influenza (the bird flu virus). The approval allows CBI ... [News Source]

FAO says avian flu entrenched as new outbreaks appear (CIDRAP) Jun 27, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today said H5N1 avian influenza virus is entrenched in some places and will continue to spread, despite improved control efforts. [News Source]

Germany Tests Four Birds for Avian Flu After Nine Cases Found (Bloomberg.com) June 27 (Bloomberg) -- German authorities are testing the carcasses of four birds to determine whether they carried the H5N1 strain of avian flu after the virus was found in nine cases in the country in the past three days. [News Source]

UN finds progress in tackling bird flu (AP via Yahoo! News) Countries are making progress in fighting bird flu but concerns remain for some nations — especially Indonesia, Egypt and Nigeria — where human contamination is still possible, the United Nations said Wednesday. [News Source]

UN Finds Progress In Tackling Bird Flu (CBS News) Countries are making progress in fighting bird flu but concerns remain for some nations _ specially Indonesia, Egypt and Nigeria _ where human contamination is still possible, the United Nations said Wednesday. [News Source]

Bird flu, bioterrorism – and other news from the vaccines sector. There are few better examples of where technological innovation has improved prospects across therapeutic areas, to the potentially enormous benefit of mass populations, than in vaccinations. [News Source]

Zimbabwe: Ministry to Set Up Avian Influenza Taskforce (AllAfrica.com) THE Ministry of Health and Child Welfare and the Department of Veterinary Services are planning to put in place a taskforce to deal with avian influenza. [News Source]

Bird flu in second German state (Meat News) GERMANY: Second case of avian influenza found in Leipzig region of Germany. A second outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been found in Germany. [News Source]