Bird flu: Culling operation on in Manipur (NDTV) Bird Flu: Do people need to be more cautious? Manipur government on Thursday began culling 1.6 lakh birds within five kilometres of the site where the virus was detected. [News Source]

FACTBOX – Five Facts on Bird Flu’s Spread Around the Globe (Planet Ark) India became the 25th country to report an outbreak of the H5N1 strain of bird flu this year, as the government confirmed an outbreak on Thursday in poultry in the remote northeast of the country. [News Source]

Friends, relatives are scared of visiting us: Manipur’s bird flu family is counting its losses (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) Fifteen years ago, Ira Singh's family expanded their backyard poultry into a commercial proposition to enhance the income of a joint family of 15 members. As avian flu wiped out their source of income in one day, the Singhs are shattered. "We have been ruined," said Boy Singh (30), the youngest of six brothers, all of whom have been heavily dependent on the poultry farm. "The chicks are gone. We ... [News Source]

Mass culling at India bird flu farm (AFP via Yahoo! News) Indian authorities Thursday continued to cull tens of thousands of chickens in the country's remote northeast after the government reported an outbreak of bird flu. [News Source]

Avian influenza on the prowl again (Hindustan Times) All chicken and other domesticated birds within five kms of the Chingmeirong area would be killed. After almost 11 months, avian influenza has flown back to India. [News Source]

China sets stricter rules to ensure safety of exports. China announced yesterday that it was strengthening its food-safety regulations in the aftermath of discoveries of toxic chemicals that prompted international bans and recalls of its exports. [News Source]

Bird flu scare triggers culling in India’s northeast (IANS via Yahoo! India News) Imphal/New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Authorities in Manipur began culling hundreds of thousands of poultry as a virulent form of avian influenza was detected in the northeastern state bordering Myanmar. However, the government said that the disease was localised and had been contained. [News Source]

Manipur gears up to fight bird flu (rediff.com) An alert has been sounded in Manipur in the wake of out break of bird flu (avian influenza) in a small poultry farm in the Imphal east district of the state. [News Source]

FACTBOX-Five facts on bird flu’s spread around the globe (AlertNet) Source: Reuters (For related story see INDIA-BIRDFLU/STRAIN or [ID:nDEL330941]) July 26 (Reuters) - India became the 25th country to report an outbreak of the H5N1 strain of bird flu this year, as the government ... [News Source]

FACTBOX – Five facts on bird flu's spread around the globe (Reuters via Yahoo! India News) REUTERS - India became the 25th country to report an outbreak of the H5N1 strain of bird flu this year, as the government confirmed an outbreak on Thursday in poultry in Manipur. [News Source]

Bird flu outbreak won't hit India feed demand – trade (Reuters via Yahoo! India News) NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's first outbreak of bird flu in a year will not impact domestic demand for feedstocks like corn and soymeal as the disease has been found in a remote region, industry officials said on Thursday. [News Source]

Detecting Transmissibility Of Avian Influenza Virus In Human Households (Medical News Today) Recent outbreaks of emerging diseases such as SARS and H5N1 avian influenza have underlined the fact that animal pathogens may acquire the ability to spread efficiently in humans - but as yet have not. Monitoring the transmissibility of pathogens from animals in humans is therefore key for early detection of epidemic spread, and for effective control. [click link for full article] [News Source]