Latest Bird Flu News

Bird flu may be spread indirectly: WHO (Hindustan Times)
Wednesday January 16th 2008, 10:39 pm

The H5N1 bird flu virus may sometimes stick to surfaces or get kicked up in fertilizer dust to infect people, according to a World Health Organization report published on Wednesday. [News Source]

Bird flu may be spread indirectly, WHO says (AlertNet)
Wednesday January 16th 2008, 9:33 pm

Source: Reuters By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The H5N1 bird flu virus may sometimes stick to surfaces or get kicked up in fertilizer dust to infect people, according to a ... [News Source]

Bird flu cull begins in eastern India (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Wednesday January 16th 2008, 12:45 pm

Health officials in eastern India began the slaughter of tens of thousands of chickens Wednesday, a day after New Delhi confirmed an outbreak of the deadly avian flu in the region. [News Source]

Bird flu: culling on in West Bengal, states on alert (Calcutta News)
Wednesday January 16th 2008, 11:54 am

Kolkata/Indian authorities Wednesday launched efforts to contain the spread of bird flu to cull an estimated 378,000 poultry birds in the affected areas of West Bengal though some people protested the operation while the neighbouring states were also put on alert. [News Source]

Bird flu cull begins in eastern India (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Wednesday January 16th 2008, 7:57 am

Health officials in eastern India began the slaughter of tens of thousands of chickens Wednesday, a day after New Delhi confirmed an outbreak of the deadly avian flu in the region. [News Source]

Bird flu cull begins in eastern India (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Wednesday January 16th 2008, 3:31 am

Health officials in eastern India began the slaughter of tens of thousands of chickens Wednesday, a day after New Delhi confirmed an outbreak of the deadly avian flu in the region. [News Source]