41,000 PCs seek bird flu cure (iTNews) An international grid of more than 41,000 computers is offering new hope in the search for treatments for the deadly avian influenza virus. [News Source]

State officials monitoring for avian influenza (KOB-TV Albuquerque) SANTA FE (AP) - The state Department of Game and Fish and other agencies are monitoring poultry and waterfowl in New Mexico for avian influenza, including the H5N1 "bird flu" virus that has spread through Asia, Europe and Africa. [News Source]

41,000 PCs seek bird flu cure (Personal Computer World) An international grid of more than 41,000 computers is offering new hope in the search for treatments for the deadly avian influenza virus. The Enabling Grids for E-science (EGEE) network links ordinary computers in 50 countries to form a single giant supercomputer with more than five million gigabytes of disk and tape storage. [News Source]

Indonesian woman dies of bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News) A 44-year-old woman from Indonesia's Sumatra island has died of bird flu, raising the toll in the nation worst affected by the disease to 87, the health ministry said Monday. [News Source]

N.M. Monitoring for Avian Influenza (AP via Yahoo! Finance) The state Department of Game and Fish and other agencies are monitoring poultry and waterfowl in New Mexico for avian influenza, including the H5N1 bird flu virus that has spread through birds in Asia, Europe and Africa. [News Source]

Another Indonesian dies of bird flu (The Manila Times) JAKARTA: A 44-year-old woman from Indonesia’s Sumatra island has died of bird flu, raising the toll in the nation worst affected by the disease to 87, the health ministry said Monday. [News Source]

41,000 PCs seek bird flu cure (Infomatics) An international grid of more than 41,000 computers is offering new hope in the search for treatments for the deadly avian influenza virus. The Enabling Grids for E-science (EGEE) network links ordinary computers in 50 countries to form a single giant supercomputer with more than five million gigabytes of disk and tape storage. [News Source]

China bans Canadian poultry over bird flu scare (CTV.ca) China says it has banned Canadian poultry because of an outbreak of bird flu in Saskatchewan. [News Source]

FACTBOX-Bird flu’s spread around the globe (AlertNet) Source: Reuters Oct 8 (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation confirmed on its Web site on Monday the death of a 44-year-old Indonesian woman from Pekan Baru city on Sumatra island from bird flu. The outbreak of ... [News Source]

State Looks For Signs Of Bird Flu (KOAT Albuquerque) The state Department of Game and Fish and other agencies are monitoring poultry and waterfowl in New Mexico for avian influenza, including the H5N1 bird flu virus that has spread through Asia, Europe and Africa. [News Source]

41,000 PCs seek bird flu cure (Computer Active) An international grid of more than 41,000 computers is offering new hope in the search for treatments for the deadly avian influenza virus. The Enabling Grids for E-science (EGEE) network links ordinary computers in 50 countries to form a single giant supercomputer with more than five million gigabytes of disk and tape storage. [News Source]

Scientists Show Deadly Bird Flu Strain Is Evolving Toward Human To Human Form (Medical News Today) US scientists have shown that the deadly strain of bird flu H5N1 that has so far killed 201 of the 329 people it has infected worldwide since 2003 is gradually evolving to a pandemic form that will spread easily from human to human. [click link for full article] [News Source]