Latest Bird Flu News

Malaysia declared free from bird flu (People’s Daily)
Monday September 10th 2007, 9:23 pm

Malaysia on Monday was declared free from avian influenza or bird flu after the last attack in a village of Selangor state. Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, in announcing this, said surveillance and laborat ... [News Source]

Malaysia free of bird flu: Agriculture Minister (Channel NewsAsia)
Monday September 10th 2007, 6:46 pm

KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia said on Monday it was officially free of bird flu, three months after an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus among chickens, state media reported. [News Source]

Malaysia Says It’s Free of Bird Flu (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Monday September 10th 2007, 12:18 pm

Malaysia declared itself free of bird flu Monday, more than three months after an outbreak among poultry led authorities to slaughter over 4,000 chickens and ducks. [News Source]

Agencies testing state’s birds for signs of avian flu (KFDA-TV Amarillo)
Monday September 10th 2007, 11:26 am

Associated Press - September 10, 2007 11:24 AM ET LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Kansas and federal wildlife officials are ready to begin looking for evidence of bird flu in the state. [News Source]

WHO warns over complacency on bird flu (The Manila Times)
Monday September 10th 2007, 11:18 am

JEJU ISLAND, South Korea: The World Health Organization warned Monday against complacency in the fight against bird flu, saying another human influenza pandemic is inevitable sooner or later. [News Source]

Bird-flu found in German frozen ducks - were any eaten? (EARTHtimes.org)
Monday September 10th 2007, 8:38 am

Berlin - Ducks infected with the H5N1 bird-flu virus might have been eaten by unsuspecting Germans, but would not have infected anyone once the meat was roasted, a state health official said Monday. He spoke after more than a third of a million ducks... [News Source]

Malaysia declared free from deadly bird flu virus (New Kerala)
Monday September 10th 2007, 8:33 am

Kuala Lumpur, Sep 10 : Malaysia has been declared free from avian influenza, three months after the deadly virus was detected in poultry from a village in the central Selangor state, a minister announced Monday. [News Source]

Malaysia declared free from deadly bird flu virus (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Monday September 10th 2007, 8:20 am

Kuala Lumpur, Sep 10 (DPA) Malaysia has been declared free from avian influenza, three months after the deadly virus was detected in poultry from a village in the central Selangor state, a minister announced Monday. [News Source]

Malaysia declared free from deadly bird flu virus (EARTHtimes.org)
Monday September 10th 2007, 7:37 am

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia has been declared free from avian influenza, three months after the deadly virus was detected in poultry from a village in the central Selangor state, a minister announced Monday. In June, the H5N1 strain of bird flu was disco... [News Source]

Ducks tested for bird flu (Minot Daily News)
Monday September 10th 2007, 7:34 am

UPHAM – North Dakota’s importance in the continuing world-wide surveillance designed to detect the highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza, H5N1, was evident at the J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge Friday morning. [News Source]

Malaysia: Malaysia Declares Itself Free Of Bird Flu After No Outbreaks In 3 Months (Sinchew)
Monday September 10th 2007, 6:31 am

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: Malaysia declared itself free of bird flu Monday (10 Sept), more than three months after an outbreak among poultry led authorities to slaughter over 4,000 chickens and ducks. [News Source]

Malaysia declared bird flu free (The Star Online)
Monday September 10th 2007, 5:58 am

PUTRAJAYA : Malaysia has been declared free of bird flu from Sunday, allowing poultry to be exported again. [News Source]