Bird flu hits Russian poultry farm (EARTHtimes.org) A Russian poultry farm has been quarantined following the avian flu deaths of about 35,000 birds in the past two weeks, it was reported Tuesday. Marina Abrasion, spokeswoman for the emergencies ministry in southern Russia's Rostov Region, said the birds s... [News Source]

Bird flu hits Russian poultry farm (UPI) A Russian poultry farm has been quarantined following the avian flu deaths of about 35,000 birds in the past two weeks, it was reported Tuesday. [News Source]

Some 35,000 birds die of bird flu in southern Russia (Russian Information Agency Novosti) ROSTOV-ON-DON, December 11 (RIA Novosti) - Some 35,000 birds have died from bird flu since late November at a poultry farm in southern Russia's Rostov Region, a spokeswoman for the local emergencies ministry said Tuesday. [News Source]

Bird flu death toll mounts in Indonesia, worldwide (Moldova.org) A woman has died of bird flu in Jakarta, Indonesia, bringing the death toll in the Southeast Asian country to almost 100, the Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday. The 28 year-old woman was admitted to the Persahabatan Hospital with severe pneumonia and high fever on Saturday and died early on Monday morning. She was the 92nd person to die from the disease in Indonesia since the first report of ... [News Source]

Indonesian woman dies of bird flu (People’s Daily) A 28-year-old Indonesian woman living on the outskirt city of Jakarta died on bird flu on Monday, the country's health ministry said on Tuesday. Laboratories tests indicated that the woman from Tanggerang city was positively infecte ... [News Source]

Local biotech partners with GE for avian flu vaccine (The Washington Examiner) Rockville-based vaccine company Novavax announced Monday that it will collaborate with General Electric's health care division to develop a way to produce a pandemic avian flu vaccine that is cheaper and faster than traditional methods, allowing for a quicker response to an outbreak. [News Source]

Bird flu kills Indonesian woman (The West Australian) A 28-year-old Indonesian woman has died of bird flu - bringing the country's death toll from the H5N1 avian influenza virus to 92. The toll is now the world's highest, a Health Ministry official says. [News Source]

Bird flu kills Indonesian woman, country’s death toll at 92 (EARTHtimes.org) Jakarta - A 28-year-old Indonesian woman has died of bird flu, bringing the country's death toll from the H5N1 avian influenza virus to 92 - the world's highest, a Health Ministry official said Tuesday. The woman from Tanggerang district town in Bant... [News Source]

Bird-flu Expert Calls For Changes In Early-warning System (Science Daily) The international science community is not doing enough to track the many avian influenza viruses that might cause the next pandemic, according to new research. [News Source]