Chinese woman dies of bird flu. A migrant worker has died of the H5N1 virus in southern China, the Hong Kong government said Tuesday, as the country confirmed its fourth outbreak of bird flu among poultry this year. [News Source]

Birdflu outbreaks renew fears of epidemic. China and Pakistan have announced bird flu outbreaks among poultry, a day after two women, one in China and one in neighbouring Vietnam, died of the virus. [News Source]

Woman dies of suspected bird flu. A 44-year-old woman who was suspected of having bird flu died in a hospital Monday in south China's Guangdong province, the provincial health department confirmed. [News Source]

Poultry industry badly hit by bird flu. Bangladesh's poultry industry is reeling from the impact of bird flu, with losses now exceeding US$80 million, a preliminary report has revealed. [News Source]

China reports bird flu outbreak in poultry. An outbreak of bird flu in poultry has been reported in China's southwestern mountainous province of Guizhou, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said Monday. [News Source]

FACTBOX-Bird flu’s spread around the globe (AlertNet) Source: Reuters Feb 26 - The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed on Tuesday the death of a 44-year-old Chinese woman from the H5N1 strain of bird flu. A 23-year-old woman teacher in northern Vietnam was also ... [News Source]

U.S. Provides Additional Funding For Avian Flu Fight In India (Medical News Today) The U.S. Consulate in Kolkata announced that the United States will provide an additional Rs. 4.4 million (US$110,000) for control of Avian Influenza in India following the recent outbreaks in the country. This funding, provided through the U.S. [News Source]

Chinese woman dies of bird flu (The San Luis Obispo Tribune) A migrant worker has died of the H5N1 virus in southern China, the Hong Kong government said Tuesday, as the country confirmed its fourth outbreak of bird flu among poultry this year. The woman who died Monday in Shanwei, a coastal city in eastern Guangdong province, tested positive for the deadly H5N1 avian flu virus, Hong Kong's Health Department said in a statement issued after receiving ... [News Source]

Chinese woman dies of bird flu (AP via Yahoo! News) A migrant worker has died of the H5N1 virus in southern China, the Hong Kong government said Tuesday, as the country confirmed its fourth outbreak of bird flu among poultry this year. [News Source]

One more district hit by bird flu (Gulf Times) DHAKA: Bangladesh, struggling to combat avian influenza, confirmed yesterday the H5N1 virus had spread to another district, taking the number of affected districts to 45 out of 64. [News Source]