H5N1 strain of avian flu continues to spread through Asia, Africa, Europe (The Triangle Online) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Like the rumble of distant thunder, bird flu continues to spread across Asia, Africa and Europe. Although it's been out of the news lately in the United States, scientists say that avian influenza, as it's also known, remains a serious threat to human and animal health. [News Source]

Bird flu spells disaster for Bengal shuttlecock makers (New Kerala) By Soudhriti Bhabani, Uluberia (West Bengal), Feb 22 : India might have tided over its worst ever bird flu outbreak, but the virus left thousands of shuttlecock makers in a West Bengal town in dire straits as the fear of infection choked the supply chain of goose feathers. [News Source]

Bird flu’s spread around the globe (Budapest Business Journal) The World Health Organization confirmed on Thursday the death of a 27-year-old Vietnamese man from Ninh Binh province from the H5N1 strain of Avian flu. [News Source]

Bird flu spells disaster for Bengal shuttlecock makers (Calcutta News) India might have tided over its worst ever bird flu outbreak, but the virus left thousands of shuttlecock makers in a West Bengal town in dire straits as the fear of infection choked the supply chain of goose feathers. [News Source]