H7 strain of bird flu detected in Egypt (People’s Daily) A case of the H7 strain of bird flu was detected in Egypt after a migrant bird in Sharqiya governorate in the Nile Delta tested positive to the H7 virus, Egyptian Health Minister Hatem el-Gabali said on Monday. El-Gabali confirmed the d ... [News Source]

St. Jude researchers make discovery about bird flu (Memphis Business Journal) Researchers from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have new information about bird flu that could help officials differentiate between an outbreak and a pandemic. [News Source]

Game Commission News: PGC reports avian influenza info on website (The Sentinel) As hunters prepare for waterfowl and migratory game bird seasons, the Pennsylvania Game Commission urges hunters to review information posted on its website (www.pgc.state.pa.us) about avian influenza and wild birds. The information can be accessed by selecting “Avian Influenza” in the “Quick Clicks” box in the upper right corner of the agency s homepage. [News Source]

Indonesia offers Japan to cooperate in producing bird-flu vaccine (People’s Daily) Indonesia, the hardest-hit country by bird flu, offered Japan on Monday to cooperate in producing anti-bird flu vaccine developed from the strain of H5N1 virus in Indonesia. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made the stateme ... [News Source]

Bird flu in Palu spreads to Donggala, Central Sulawesi (Antara News) Despite health authorities` efforts to contain a two-week-old bird flu outbreak in Palu, Central Sulawesi`s provincial capital, the virus proves to have spread to neighboring Donggala district, a local official said. [News Source]

Indonesia, Japan to cooperate on bird flu vaccine (AFP via Yahoo! News) Indonesia has offered to cooperate with Japan in developing a human bird flu vaccine, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Monday during a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. [News Source]