New bird flu cases in four countries (AME Info) Poland, Russia, Vietnam, and Saudi Arabia reported new outbreaks of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza in birds today, reported CIDRAP News. In Saudi Arabia, the agriculture ministry today announced an H5N1 outbreak at an egg production farm south of Riyadh. [News Source]

Minnesota Helps Battle Bird Flu (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul) The H5N1 Avian Flu virus may seem like a world away, but a Minnesota researcher is truly on the front lines battling the bug. [News Source]

Four countries report avian flu outbreaks (CIDRAP) Dec 12, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – Poland, Russia, Vietnam, and Saudi Arabia reported new outbreaks of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza in birds today, according to news reports. [News Source]

H5N1 bird flu new sites found in Poland (Reuters via Yahoo! News) The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in two new sites in Poland on Wednesday, an official said. [News Source]

Indonesia confirms 115th human bird flu infection (AFP via Yahoo! News) A 47-year-old Indonesian man has been confirmed as the 115th bird flu case in the nation worst hit by the virus, the health ministry said Wednesday. [News Source]

‘Avian flu’ study centre opened (BBC News) A centre to research animal-borne diseases that can be transmitted to humans, like bird flu and SARS, is opened. [News Source]

China warns of winter bird flu outbreaks. China has warned of a "very high" possibility of outbreaks of bird flu over winter and spring as the country's scientists hunt for the causal link between a son and a father struck by the virus, state media said on Tuesday. [News Source]

Poultry cull imposed to stop bird flu outbreak in south Russia (Russian Information Agency Novosti) ROSTOV-ON-DON, December 12 (RIA Novosti) - About 500,000 chickens will be culled at a poultry farm in southern Russia, where 35,000 birds have died from bird flu since late November, a source in the local emergencies service said on Wednesday. [News Source]

Indonesian man tests positive for bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News) A Indonesian man from an area west of the capital has tested positive for bird flu and is being treated at a hospital in Jakarta, a health ministry official said on Wednesday. [News Source]

35,000 birds die of bird flu in Russia (Hindustan Times) Nearly 35,000 birds have died from bird flu since late November at a poultry farm in southern Russia's Rostov region, the emergencies ministry said. [News Source]

35,000 birds die of bird flu in Russia (IANS via Yahoo! India News) Rostov (Russia), Dec 12 (RIA Novosti) Nearly 35,000 birds have died from bird flu since late November at a poultry farm in southern Russia's Rostov region, the emergencies ministry said. [News Source]