Bengal bird flu: Culling of chickens to begin today (IBN via Yahoo! India News) It's official now, the country's third epidemic of bird flu after Manipur and Maharashtra has struck West Bengal. The Union Health Ministry has confirmed the presence of the dreaded H5N1 avian flu virus in Birbhum and South Dinajpur districts of West Bengal. [News Source]

Indonesia reports 95th bird flu death. A 32-year-old Indonesian woman has died of bird flu, the health ministry said in a statement Monday, bringing the toll to 95 in the nation worst hit by the H5N1 virus. [News Source]

Bird flu: Indonesia records 117th human case. Indonesia has recorded another human case of the H5N1 strain of bird flu, raising its world-leading total to 117 cases, according to the World Health Organisation. [News Source]

Bird flu outbreak in Indian state. Health officials in India have confirmed an outbreak of bird flu in the eastern state of West Bengal. [News Source]

Govt confirms bird flu in West Bengal. The High Security Animal Disease Laboratory in Bhopal on Tuesday confirmed an outbreak of bird flu in two districts of West Bengal, a day after the state government declared an alert in the area. [News Source]

West Bengal gears up to combat possible bird flu attack (New Kerala) Kolkata, Jan 15: A door to door inspection of people with suspected symptoms of avian influenza began in West Bengal's Margram village Tuesday amid fears of the return of the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus that causes bird flu. [News Source]