Bird-flu impact only minimal (Bangkok Post) Saraburi _ The re-emergence of the avian flu found at farms in some provinces is likely to have a minimal impact on the poultry industry, as domestic consumption remains strong, especially during the Chinese New Year festival, producers say. [News Source]

Australian researchers cracking the code of bird flu time bomb (News-Medical-Net) Researchers at Griffith University Institute for Glycomics, Queensland led by Professor Mark von Itzstein have developed a technique to 'crack-the-code' of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus. [News Source]

Indonesian woman dies of bird flu, raising country’s toll to 103. An Indonesian woman died of bird flu over the weekend, bringing the country's death toll from the disease to 103, the Health Ministry said. [News Source]

HUMAN BIRD FLU (Greater Kashmir) Should a case occur at our doorstep to make us believe that it risks humans too. Bird flu (also known as avian influenza, avian flu) is a type of influenza virus that is hosted by birds. H5N1 is a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu. [News Source]

UP not hit by bird flu (The Times of India) NEW DELHI: Fears of an avian flu outbreak in Uttar Pradesh were on Tuesday dispelled for the time being with poultry samples from the state testing negative for the dreaded virus. [News Source]

West Bengal bans poultry trade due to bird flu (Hindustan Times) Authorities in West Bengal banned the trade and consumption of poultry on Tuesday to stamp out an outbreak of deadly bird flu that officials said was now nearly under control. [News Source]

Indian state bans poultry trade to curb bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Authorities in eastern India banned the trade and consumption of poultry on Tuesday to stamp out a bird flu outbreak that officials said was now nearly under control. [News Source]

India says bird flu outbreak in east contained (Reuters via Yahoo! News) India's worst outbreak of bird flu appears to be under control, with a massive cull of poultry to contain the disease almost completed, health officials said on Tuesday. [News Source]