Germany Slaughter Planned for Bird Flu (AP via Yahoo! Finance) German authorities said Friday that more than 200,000 ducks would be slaughtered at two farms in Bavaria after tests indicated the presence of the H5N1 strain of bird flu. [News Source]

Ministry to set up avian influenza taskforce (The Herald) 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]

Battle against bird flu: Germany culls 205,000 ducks (EARTHtimes.org) Schwandorf, Germany - German authorities on Friday ordered 205,000 ducks being fattened on two poultry farms to be slaughtered after the avian influenza virus reached a new area of Bavaria state. In Schwandorf county, 140 kilometres north of Munich, ... [News Source]