Hong Kong Reserve Closed on Suspected Bird Flu Case (Planet Ark) HONG KONG - Hong Kong shut a bird reserve for three weeks on Wednesday following the discovery of a dead wild egret suspected of carrying bird flu. [News Source]

No new cases of avian influenza detected in affected districts (New Kerala) New Delhi, Feb 6: The total number of bird flu-affected districts in West Bengal remains at 14. [News Source]

Breakthrough keeps researchers flu-free. Scientists will be able to study bird flu without the risk of catching the deadly disease after a breakthrough announced by Griffith University researchers and their international partners. [News Source]

For Vietnamese, the Year of the Rat starts with lunch. Due to bird flu, field rats have become a popular food in Vietnam. Rat has been a delicacy in Vietnam's rural areas for centuries and is now beginning to catch on in big cities as well. [News Source]

BANGLADESH: Bird flu threatens poultry industry, livelihoods (AlertNet) Source: IRIN Bangladesh's poultry industry faces possible peril as bird flu spreads throughout the country: As of 5 February, H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks have been reported in 37 of the country's 64 districts. The industry is now confronted with its greatest challenge since large-scale poultry farming was first introduced in the 1980s. [News Source]

BANGLADESH: Bird flu threatens poultry industry, livelihoods (IRIN) DHAKA, 6 February 2008 (IRIN) - Bangladesh’s poultry industry faces possible peril as bird flu spreads throughout the country: As of 5 February, H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks have been reported in 37 of the country’s 64 districts. [News Source]

Hong Kong reserve closed on suspected bird flu case (AlertNet) Source: Reuters HONG KONG, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shut a bird reserve for three weeks on Wednesday following the discovery of a dead wild egret suspected of carrying bird flu. The carcass of a wild great egret ... [News Source]