India’s Control Of Bird Flu Outbreak Commended (Scoop.co.nz) New York, Feb 27 2008 - The recent, worst-ever outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Indian state of West Bengal seems to have been brought under control by the swift and comprehensive measures taken by the country's authorities, though continued vigilance was crucial, the United Nations agricultural agency said today. [News Source]

WHO plays down bird flu threat in China after three human deaths (AFP via Yahoo! News) There are no indications that bird flu is becoming a bigger problem in China despite the deaths of three people from the disease this year, the World Health Organisation said Wednesday. [News Source]

China, Pakistan and Vietnam on bird flu alert. China and Pakistan have announced bird flu outbreaks among poultry, a day after two women, one in China and one in neighboring Vietnam, died of the virus. [News Source]

Bird flu can strike again in India: FAO (Express India) Bird flu can strike again in high-risk areas of India although the country reined in the recent outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in West Bengal, the United Nations' food agency FAO said. [News Source]

Bird flu can strike again in India: FAO (IE via Yahoo! India News) Bird flu can strike again in high-risk areas of India although the country reined in the recent outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in West Bengal, the United Nations' food agency FAO said. [News Source]

Fresh bird flu outbreak in Bangladesh (New Kerala) Dhaka, Feb 27: Nearly 70,000 fowls were culled and 2,35,408 eggs destroyed in the last two days in three districts of Bangladesh following detection of the deadly H1N5 avian influenza virus, The Daily Star reported Wednesday. [News Source]

Study Results Detail Bird Flu Migration, Provide Means To Measure Intervention Success (Medical News Today) Several strains of the bird flu virus that raged across southern China were blocked from entering Thailand and Vietnam, UC Irvine researchers have discovered. [News Source]

Nearly 70,000 more fowls culled in Bangladesh following detection of bird flu (People’s Daily) Another 69,862 fowls were culled and2,35,408 eggs destroyed in the last two days in three districts of Bangladesh due to infection of Avian influenza virus, leading newspaper The Daily Star reported Wednesday. Livestock department p ... [News Source]