Tests Negative on L.I. Man Whose Relatives Had Avian Flu (New York Times) Avian flu in Pakistan nearly touched the United States this month when a Nassau County resident returned from visiting family members who were later confirmed to be part of Pakistan’s first cluster of human infections. [News Source]

EU confirms bird flu control measures in place in Germany (People’s Daily) Following an outbreak of bird flu in Germany, the European Commission said on Monday they have defined the risk area and confirmed the control measures already in place in Germany. The German authorities informed the commission on S ... [News Source]

Saudi Arabia orders new bird flu cull (Straits Times) RIYADH - THE Saudi agriculture ministry announced on Monday that it has ordered a further 22,500 ostriches culled following the confirmation of a new outbreak of bird flu in the desert kingdom. [News Source]

Researcher mounts cold-weather assault on bird flu (Battle Creek Enquirer) MOUNT PLEASANT — A Central Michigan University researcher is poking holes in the ice at area waterfowl watering holes, hoping to find a new way to stand guard against the potentially deadly bird flu. [News Source]

Outbreak Of Bird Flu Claims Two Lives In Pakistan (Scoop.co.nz) At least two Pakistanis have died in a fresh outbreak of avian influenza close to the country's "poultry belt," the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has reported. [News Source]

Researcher mounts cold-weather assault on bird flu (22 WSBT South Bend) MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — A Central Michigan University researcher is poking holes in the ice at area waterfowl watering holes, hoping to find a new way to stand guard against the potentially deadly bird flu. [News Source]

Bird Flu Flares Again in Asia (First Coast News) HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Bird flu has resurfaced in parts of Asia, with human deaths reported in Indonesia and China and fresh outbreaks plaguing other countries during the winter months when the virus typically flares. [News Source]

Team to probe bird flu cases (News 24 South Africa) A medical team has arrived in Pakistan to investigate a possible human-to-human transmission of the bird flu virus. [News Source]

Benin confirms H5N1 virus in two bird flu cases (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Two outbreaks of bird flu among poultry in Benin are the deadly H5N1 strain, the agriculture minister of the small West African state said. [News Source]

WHO team in Pakistan to probe bird flu outbreak (IANS via Yahoo! India News) Islamabad, Dec 17 (DPA) A medical team from the World Health Organisation (WHO) arrived in Pakistan Monday to investigate a possible human-to-human transmission of the bird flu virus in the country's north-west region. [News Source]

WHO team arrives in Pakistan to investigate bird flu outbreak (EARTHtimes.org) Islamabad - A medical team from the World Health Organization (WHO) arrived in Pakistan on Monday to investigate a possible human-to-human transmission of the bird flu virus in the country's north-west region. The team, which arrived from Geneva, was... [News Source]