Thailand hosts int’l bird flu conference (People’s Daily) A world meeting on avian influenza opened in Bangkok on Wednesday, drawing some 500 researchers and academics from over 40 countries to exchange experiences on bird flu vaccine research in humans and animals. Thai Minister of Scienc ... [News Source]

Bird flu outbreak serious: WHO (Express India) An outbreak of avian flu in West Bengal state is ''serious'' and the virus has spread rapidly to many districts, the World Health Organization's representative said. [News Source]

BANGLADESH: Eighty-four poultry farms report deadly bird flu virus (AlertNet) Source: IRIN Avian influenza, or bird flu, continues to spread in Bangladesh, with 26 of the country's 64 districts now affected, health officials say. On 22 January the Department of Livestock confirmed the presence of the H5N1 virus in 84 poultry farms across the country. [News Source]

BANGLADESH: Eighty-four poultry farms report deadly bird flu virus (IRIN) DHAKA, 23 January 2008 (IRIN) - Avian influenza, or bird flu, continues to spread in Bangladesh, with 26 of the country’s 64 districts now affected, health officials say. [News Source]

The Aethlon Hemopurifier(R) Proves Effective In Capturing Bird Flu Virus (Medical News Today) Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTCBB: AEMD), a pioneer in developing therapeutic devices for infectious disease, disclosed that researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of the Aethlon Hemopurifier® in capturing the highly-fatal H5N1 strain of the Avian Flu Virus (Bird Flu). [News Source]

India’s Avian Flu Outbreak Is `Serious,’ WHO Says (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) -- An outbreak of avian flu in India's West Bengal state is ``serious'' and the virus has spread rapidly to many districts, the World Health Organization's representative said. [News Source]

Bird flu spreads to half of Bengal, Bihar begins culling (IBN via Yahoo! India News) Bird flu has come knocking at Kolkata's doorstep as the avian flu has spread to Hoogly and Cooch Behar districts, taking the number of affected districts in the state to nine. Hoogly is just an hour away from the West Bengal capital city. [News Source]

India’s Avian Flu Outbreak Is `Serious,’ WHO Says (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) -- An outbreak of avian flu in India's West Bengal state is ``serious'' and the virus has spread rapidly to many districts, the World Health Organization's representative said. [News Source]

India fails to curb bird flu outbreak in eastern state (EARTHtimes.org) New Delhi - Indian authorities failed to check the country's worst outbreak of bird flu in the eastern state of West Bengal as the disease spread to chicken and poultry in new districts on Wednesday, officials said. State Animal Resource Minister Ani... [News Source]

Bird flu; high alert sounded in Meghalaya (Hindustan Times) With avian flu spreading fast in West Bengal, Meghalaya has sounded a high alert and an expert team is expected to reach the state on Thursday to oversee precautionary measures. [News Source]

India builds new labs to fight bird flu spread (Khaleej Times) MUMBAI - India, fighting a bird flu outbreak in poultry that threatens to get out of control, will build several new laboratories in a bid to combat delays in testing the virus and spur faster public health responses. [News Source]