Veterinary Diagnostic Lab Is Kansas’ First Line Of Defense Against Bird Flu (Newswise) If the highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza ever comes to Kansas, diagnosticians at Kansas State University's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory will be the first to know. [News Source]

Bird flu found at Israeli kindergarten (The Daily Star Lebannon) Israel investigated a fresh outbreak of avian flu after 18 contaminated birds were found dead on Thursday at a kindergarten in a coastal town in the north of the country. "This morning, 18 ducks, chickens and pigeons were found dead among a total of 25 birds held in a petting corner in a kindergarten in Binyamina. [News Source]

Israel says H5N1 bird flu strain found in chickens (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Israeli officials said on Thursday the deadly bird flu strain H5N1 had been found in dead chickens from a kindergarten pet zoo. [News Source]

EGYPT: No bird flu pandemic despite recent deaths – health officials (AlertNet) Source: IRIN Four humans have died of bird flu in Egypt in the past week but health officials deny the country is gripped by an influenza pandemic. [News Source]

Israel reports new bird flu outbreak in poultry (AFP via Yahoo! News) Israel announced on Thursday that it had detected the H5N1 strain of bird flu that is dangerous to humans in poultry near a kindergarten in a northern town on the Mediterranean coast. [News Source]

Israel probes new bird flu outbreak (AFP via Yahoo! News) Israel was investigating a fresh outbreak of avian flu after 18 contaminated birds were found dead on Thursday at a kindergarten in a coastal town in the north of the country. [News Source]

Bird flu vaccine shows promise (Business Weekly) Early trials show that Acambis's new vaccine may provide protection against the deadly HN-51 strain of bird flu. The Cambridge biotech has kicked off 2008 in much the same way as it signed off 2007, with a share price-boosting announcement. [News Source]

Israel investigates suspected bird flu in chickens (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Israeli investigators have found preliminary signs of bird flu in dead chickens from a kindergarten petting zoo, government officials said on Thursday. [News Source]

Israel investigates suspected bird flu in chickens (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Israeli investigators have found preliminary signs of bird flu in dead chickens from a kindergarten petting zoo, the Agriculture Ministry said on Thursday. [News Source]