Bird flu outbreak reported in Russia (Moldova.org) Hundreds of thousands of birds at a poultry farm in Russia's southern Krasnodar Terroritory are being destroyed following an outbreak of bird flu. Russia's agricultural watchdog says the lethal HRN1 avian flu virus was discovered after some 500 chickens died on September 4, RIA Novosti reported Monday. The day after the infection was confirmed, 22,000 birds were slaughtered. Officials say by the ... [News Source]

Bird flu outbreak reported in Russia (UPI) Hundreds of thousands of birds at a poultry farm in Russia's southern Krasnodar Terroritory are being destroyed following an outbreak of bird flu. [News Source]

Bird flu outbreak reported in Russia (EARTHtimes.org) Hundreds of thousands of birds at a poultry farm in Russia's southern Krasnodar Terroritory are being destroyed following an outbreak of bird flu. Russia's agricultural watchdog says the lethal HRN1 avian flu virus was discovered after some 500 chickens d... [News Source]

New Avian Influenza Biosensor Detects Virus In Minutes And Is Field-Deployable (Medical News Today) Quick identification of avian influenza infection in poultry is critical to controlling outbreaks, but current detection methods can require several days to produce results.A new biosensor developed at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) can detect avian influenza in just minutes. [click link for full article] [News Source]

Indonesian man dies from bird flu (CBC) A 21-year-old Indonesian man died Friday after contracting avian influenza, bringing the country's death toll to 86, a Health Ministry official said Monday. [News Source]

Bird flu update: 1 October 2007 (SciDev.net) Below is a roundup of the key developments on the spread of the bird flu virus (H5N1) and the threat it poses to human health. Each title is a link to the full article. [News Source]

China Bans Poultry Imports From Canada After Avian Influenza Alert (Bernama) BEIJING, Oct 1 (Bernama) -- China has ordered all poultry imports and relative products shipped from Canada after Sept 23, be returned or destroyed to ward off the H7N3 avian influenza virus, Xinhua news agency said in its report on Monday. [News Source]

Bird flu kills Indonesian man, bringing country’s death toll to 86 (EARTHtimes.org) Jakarta - An Indonesian man who died last week in Jakarta tested positive for bird flu, bringing the country's death toll from the H5N1 avian influenza virus to 86, Health Ministry officials said Monday. The 21-year-old man from west Jakarta, identif... [News Source]

Indonesian man infected by bird flu (People’s Daily) A 21-year-old Indonesian man, who died on Friday in West Jakarta, was contracted by avian influenza, Health Ministry said here Monday. The confirmation has put the total death to 86 out of 107 cases in the hardest-hit country, an offici ... [News Source]

Indonesian man dies of bird flu (Japan Today) JAKARTA — A 21-year-old Indonesian man has died of bird flu, bringing the death toll from the H5N1 virus to 86 from 107 total cases in the country caused by avian influenza, an official said Monday. [News Source]