Bird flu suspected in duck deaths (People’s Daily) GUANGZHOU: Nearly 1,000 ducks in this southern city have succumbed to what appears to be a bird flu outbreak, according to information posted on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture. Farmers in Sixian village, Xinzao Township, in t ... [News Source]

Possible bird flu outbreak occurs in China (EARTHtimes.org) An outbreak of the bird flu may be taking place in southern China, where the deaths of several ducks have been tied to the potentially deadly virus. Information on the Ministry of Agriculture's Web site said this month, farmers in the southern city of Gua... [News Source]

Suspected bird flu outbreak reported in southern China (The Daily Times) BEIJING (AP) -- A suspected outbreak of bird flu has killed nearly 10,000 ducks in southern China's Guangdong province, the Agriculture Ministry reported Sunday. [News Source]

Focus on disease-causing microbes. Thousands of physicians and scientists meet on Monday in Chicago to tackle the growing resistance of germs to antibiotics and the effects of global warming on them, at the world's biggest conference on disease-causing microbes. [News Source]