Dhaka seeks China help in bird flu fight (Gulf Times) DHAKA: Bangladesh struggling to control a raging bird flu epidemic in poultry farms across the country has sought Chinese help in vaccinating unaffected fowls in a desperate move to stop the further march of the scourge, media reports said yesterday. [News Source]

Indonesian girl contracted by bird flu (People’s Daily) A 15-year-old Indonesian girl from West Jakarta has been infected by avian influenza, bringing the total cases to 127 with 103 of them fatal, Indonesian health ministry said here Tuesday. The girl was a daughter of a 38-year-old wom ... [News Source]

Bird flu: 3 weeks after offer, India accepts US help (The Times of India) Thirteen of the 19 districts in West Bengal have been infected by the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza. But the good news is that not a single new district has reported an outbreak since February 2. [News Source]

Bangladesh seeks Chinese help in anti-bird flu campaign (EARTHtimes.org) Dhaka - Bangladesh struggling to control a raging bird flu epidemic in poultry farms across the country has sought Chinese help in vaccinating unaffected fowls in a desperate move to stop the further march of the scourge, media reports said Tuesday. ... [News Source]

iJET Unveils 2007 Year-in-Review Report on Avian Influenza and Pandemic Planning (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) iJET Intelligent Risk Systems, a leading provider of global intelligence and business resiliency services, today announced the publication of 2007 Year in Review: Avian Influenza and Pandemic Planning. [News Source]

Play enacted to spread awareness on bird flu in Manipur (New Kerala) Imphal, Feb 12 : Theatre artistes are adding to the State's efforts to create mass awareness for the prevention of bird flu in Manipur. [News Source]

Most of districts in Bangladesh affected by bird flu (People’s Daily) The bird flu which is spreading fast in Bangladesh recently has so far affected 40 out of the total 64 districts of the country, leading English newspaper The Independent reported Tuesday. According to latest statistics, 560,000 pou ... [News Source]

Maharashtra takes steps to prevent avian influenza (Gulf Times) MUMBAI: Maharashtra, which accounts for 10% of the country’s poultry industry, has taken several steps to prevent an outbreak of bird flu that has wreaked havoc in West Bengal. [News Source]