Virginia turkeys don’t show signs of deadly bird flu strain (The Daily Times) WASHINGTON (AP) — Turkeys at a farm in Virginia do not appear to have been exposed to the highly deadly strain of avian flu seen in other parts of the world, the Agriculture Department said Wednesday. [News Source]

U.S. confirms low-risk bird flu in Virginia turkeys (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Turkeys at a farm in Virginia had antibodies to a low-risk strain of bird flu but direct evidence of infection has not been found, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday. [News Source]

Turkeys in Virginia flock have antibodies for bird flu (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul) Virginia banned all live poultry sales and shows for the rest of July following the discovery of suspected avian flu antibodies in a [News Source]

Indonesian bird flu victim had no contact with poultry: official (AFP via Yahoo! News) A six-year-old Indonesian boy who died of bird flu last weekend had no apparent contact with poultry, an agriculture ministry official said Wednesday. [News Source]

BioSante Pharmaceuticals Announces New Findings for Potential Bird Flu Vaccine (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.----BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced new positive results demonstrating that its calcium phosphate nanoparticle-based vaccine adjuvant, BioVant, may serve as an effective vaccine adjuvant for the development of a dose sparing vaccine against H5N1 avian flu, widely known as bird flu. [News Source]

Bird flu suspected in turkey flock in the U.S. (News-Medical-Net) The discovery of what is suspected to be avian flu antibodies in a flock of turkeys on a farm in the United States has experts alarmed. [News Source]

FACTBOX-Bird flu’s spread around the globe (AlertNet) Source: Reuters July 11 (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation confirmed on Wednesday on its Web site the death of a 6-year-old Indonesian boy from bird flu. Of the 102 cases confirmed to date in Indonesia, 81 ... [News Source]

Avian flu alarm in Virginia (The News Journal) ROANOKE, Va. -- Virginia banned all live poultry sales and shows for the rest of July after the discovery of suspected avian flu antibodies in a flock of 54,000 turkeys on a Shenandoah County farm. [News Source]

Smuggled birds raise risk of bird flu entry (Mindanao Times) While authorities might lock down on seaports and airports, the dreaded bird flu virus could still sneak into the Davao region via the backdoor, an official of the Regional Avian Influenza Task Force said yesterday. [News Source]

Bird Flu Not a Concern for Americans (Angus Reid) (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Fewer adults in the United States are worried about the presence of avian influenza in their country, according to a poll by Ipsos-Public Affairs. [News Source]

Virginia: Effort to Contain Avian Flu (New York Times) The state banned all live poultry sales and shows for the rest of July after avian flu antibodies were discovered in a flock of 54,000 turkeys on a Shenandoah County farm. [News Source]