Man dies of bird flu in Vietnam (Japan Today) HANOI — A 27-year-old man died of bird flu Friday, bringing the human death toll in Vietnam to 50 since avian flu reemerged in Asia in late 2003, the Health Ministry said. [News Source]

Third death from bird flu in Vietnam since start of year (Russian Information Agency Novosti) HANOI, February 15 (RIA Novosti) - The Vietnamese Health Ministry reported on Friday the country's third death this year from the lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu. [News Source]

Deadly bird flu strain confirmed in Hong Kong. A waterbird found dead in Hong Kong last week has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain, agricultural officials said Thursday. [News Source]

Bird flu spreads to another district (TVNZ) Bird flu has spread to another district in Bangladesh despite massive culling by authorities to contain the outbreak, officials said on Friday, bringing the number of affected districts to 42 out of 64. [News Source]

Bird flu scare hits poultry business in Tripura (New Kerala) Amtali/Agartala (Tripura), Feb.14 : Owners and workers of poultry farms in remote parts of Tripura have appealed to the State Government to relax the ban on the sale of birds to ease the crisis their industry is facing in the wake of the bird flu outbreak. [News Source]

Bird flu kills second Vietnamese in two days (EARTHtimes.org) Hanoi - A man suffering from bird flu died Friday morning, the second death in two days and the third since the beginning of the year, a Vietnamese official said. The 27-year-old man had been admitted to a hospital in Ninh Binh province, 120 kilomete... [News Source]

Bird flu spreads to another Bangladesh district (Straits Times) DHAKA - BIRD flu has spread to another district in Bangladesh despite massive culling by authorities to contain the outbreak, officials said on Friday, bringing the number of affected districts to 42 out of 64. [News Source]