Is Avian influenza more risky than global warming? British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has a dose of reality, if not good cheer, for the worried citizens of the world: Your worst fears about global warming or Islamo-fascist terrorism are mere whimpers in the night compared to a global flu pandemic. [News Source]

Vendors hurt by poultry bans. Poultry of dubious origin has been banned from markets in Guangzhou to prevent a new outbreak of bird flu, officials from the city's administration for industry and commerce said. [News Source]

Skin patch helps bird flu vaccine: study (Summit Sun) A skin patch helped boost a bird flu vaccine so well that people appear to be protected by a single dose, researchers at biotechnolgy firm Iomai said. [News Source]

Indian state begins fresh bird flu cull (AFP via Yahoo! News) Health workers in India's West Bengal state have begun culling poultry after a fresh outbreak of deadly bird flu, officials said. [News Source]