Pak: Bird flu at Karachi poultry farm (rediff.com) Some 5,500 birds had died in the farm, following which samples were sent for tests at a laboratory in Islamabad. The tests confirmed the presence of bird flu, officials said. [News Source]

Bird flu outbreak at Karachi poultry farm (Outlook India) Pakistan today reported a new outbreak of the avian flu, prompting authorities to cull a large number of birds at a poultry farm in this southern port city, where 5,500 chickens died of the deadly disease earlier this week. [News Source]

Woman becomes Indonesia’s 102nd bird flu fatality (EARTHtimes.org) Jakarta - A 31-year-old woman from the Indonesian capital died from the H5N1 strain of the avian influenza virus, bringing Indonesia's bird flu death toll to 102, the world's highest, Health Ministry officials said on Friday. The woman died late Thur... [News Source]

W Bengal to cull 2.8mn birds as avian flu spreads (Gulf Times) Avian flu spread to new areas in West Bengal yesterday and the government said 2.8mn poultry would be culled by tomorrow. “We had culled about 2.55mn birds by Wednesday. We hope to complete the rest in two more days,” Animal Resource Development Minister Anisur Rahaman said. [News Source]