Unaware residents, officials hurdle bird flu battle (The Jakarta Post) One year has passed since Jakarta administration passed its much-praised poultry restriction bylaw which banned backyard poultry farms and aimed to clean up the poultry industry, in efforts to prevent the spread of avian flu. [News Source]

India Maintains Strict Vigil as Bird Flu Spreads to New Regions (Bloomberg.com) Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- India is maintaining a ``strict vigil'' on its eastern state of West Bengal to prevent an outbreak of avian flu from infecting humans after the disease spread to two new districts, a state minister said. [News Source]

India bird flu spreads as farmers resist cull (Channel NewsAsia)

KOLKATA : Avian flu has been reported in three more districts in eastern India where authorities said on Sunday poultry farmers have delayed a massive bird cull aimed at halting the spread of the virus.

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Bird flu spreads to sixth district in West Bengal (The Times of India) Bankura, famous for its terracotta art, is the latest to be affected by avian influenza in West Bengal. [News Source]

India battles ‘alarming’ bird flu outbreak. Health workers in eastern India battled Friday to contain an "alarming" outbreak of bird flu amid reports the virus had spread to new areas and local people were resisting a mass poultry cull. [News Source]

Tests home in on new hope against bird flu. A group of Australian researchers has published data that might point the way to an alternative - and potentially cheaper - way to fight the next major outbreak. [News Source]

India bird flu spreads as farmers resist cull (AFP via Yahoo! News) Avian flu has been reported in three more districts in eastern India where authorities said poultry farmers have delayed a massive bird cull aimed at halting the spread of the virus. [News Source]

India bird flu spreads as farmers resist cull (AFP via Yahoo! News) Avian flu has been reported in two more districts in eastern India where authorities said on Sunday poultry farmers have delayed a massive bird cull aimed at halting the spread of the virus. [News Source]

India bird flu spreads as farmers resist cull (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) Avian flu has been reported in two more districts in eastern India where authorities said on Sunday poultry farmers have delayed a massive bird cull aimed at halting the spread of the virus. [News Source]

India bird flu spreads as farmers resist cull (AFP via Yahoo! News) Avian flu was reported from two more districts in eastern India where authorities said that poultry farmers have fought a massive bird cull aimed at halting the spread of the virus. [News Source]