GSK bird flu vaccine shows broad cross protection (Reuters.co.uk) GlaxoSmithKline to protect people against the H5N1 bird flu may be effective in warding off a few different sub-types of the virus, the company said on Sunday. [News Source]

GSK bird flu vaccine shows broad cross protection (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News) HONG KONG, March 2 - A vaccine designed by GlaxoSmithKline to protect people against the H5N1 bird flu may be effective in warding off a few different sub-types of the virus, the company said on Sunday. [News Source]

Bird flu and food (The Star) AVIAN influenza, or “bird flu”, is an infectious disease of animals caused by type A strains of the influenza virus. The virus normally infects only birds and, less commonly, pigs. [News Source]

Egyptian woman tests positive for bird flu-MENA (AlertNet) Source: Reuters CAIRO, March 1 (Reuters) - A 25-year-old Egyptian woman tested positive for bird flu on Saturday, the 45th confirmed human case in the Arab world's most populous country, state news agency MENA said ... [News Source]

Wild goose tests positive for bird flu (TVNZ) A dead wild Canada goose has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in southern England in an area where there have recently been 10 cases in mute swans, Britain's farm ministry said on Saturday. [News Source]