Latest Bird Flu News

Bird flu resurfaces in West Bengal (The Times of India)
Saturday March 08th 2008, 5:14 pm

A fresh outbreak of bird flu has occurred in West Bengal. Bhopal's Animal Disease Laboratory confirmed that samples from Murshidabad tested positive with the virus. [News Source]

Bird flu resurfaces in West Bengal (The Times of India)
Saturday March 08th 2008, 4:58 pm

NEW DELHI: A fresh outbreak of bird-flu has occurred in West Bengal. Bhopal's High Security Animal Disease Laboratory confirmed on Friday night that samples sent from Raghunathganj and Jiaganj from Murshidabad district are positive with the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza virus. [News Source]

Egyptian boy diagnosed with bird flu (PhysOrg)
Saturday March 08th 2008, 3:48 pm

An eight-year old boy has contracted the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, the health ministry announced on Saturday. [News Source]

Bird flu back in Bengal villages (The Telegraph)
Saturday March 08th 2008, 3:44 pm

Behrampore/ Calcutta, March 8: Fresh cases of bird flu have been detected in two Murshidabad villages, weeks after the Bengal government said culling operations were over and lifted the state-wide ban on selling chickens and ducks. [News Source]

Egyptian boy confirmed with bird flu, 47th case (AlertNet)
Saturday March 08th 2008, 11:30 am

Source: Reuters CAIRO, March 8 (Reuters) - An 8-year-old boy in Fayoum province has contracted the bird flu virus after coming into contact with infected birds -- the 47th case among humans in Egypt since 2006, the ... [News Source]

Egyptian boy diagnosed with bird flu (Channel NewsAsia)
Saturday March 08th 2008, 11:18 am

CAIRO - An eight-year old boy has contracted the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, the health ministry announced on Saturday. [News Source]

Hanoi works to stop bird flu spread (Nhân Dân)
Saturday March 08th 2008, 4:43 am

The Hanoi Veterinary Sub-Department says it is undertaking a number of measures to prevent the return of avian influenza. According to its head Tran Manh Giang, the sub-department has been keeping a close watch over poultry in order to control the spread of the virus. [News Source]