Hong Kong closes bird sanctuary after wild heron tests positive for bird flu (Philstar.com) HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong has ordered its famed Mai Po bird sanctuary to close to visitors for three weeks starting today after a gray heron found nearby tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu. [News Source]

Hong Kong closes bird sanctuary after wild heron tests positive for bird flu (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News) Hong Kong has ordered its famed Mai Po bird sanctuary to close to visitors for three weeks starting Friday after a gray heron found nearby tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu. [News Source]

Indonesian man dies from bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News) A Indonesian man from an area west of the capital Jakarta died from bird flu on Thursday, an official said, bringing the total number of deaths in from the illness in Indonesia to 93. [News Source]

Indonesian man dies from bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News) An Indonesian man from an area west of the capital Jakarta died from bird flu on Thursday, an official said, bringing the total number of deaths in from the illness in Indonesia to 93. [News Source]

Bird flu revives in Vietnam (Vietnam Net) VietNamNet Bridge - The H5N1 “bird flu” virus has reappeared in the northern province of Bac Giang and southern province of Tra Vinh, reported animal health officials in a meeting of the National Commision for Bird Flu Prevention yesterday. [News Source]

Poland confirms new bird flu outbreak. Poland has been hit by a fresh outbreak of bird flu with the discovery of the deadly H5N1 virus at two poultry farms, veterinary authorities said on Wednesday. [News Source]

KU Researcher Doubts U.S. Program to Track Avian Flu in Wild Birds (Kansas City InfoZine) A University of Kansas investigator closely following the spread of the avian influenza known as H5N1 said that U.S. government monitoring efforts easily could miss the entry of the virus into North America. [News Source]

Rwanda: Country Hailed On Epidemics Fight (AllAfrica.com) Rwanda is one of the few developing countries deemed successful in containing epidemics, particularly the highly pathogenic Avian Influenza, commonly known as Bird Flu. [News Source]