Ducks, rice, people spreading avian flu, says FAO report (Dawn) UNITED NATIONS, March 26: Ducks, rice and people — and not chickens — have emerged as the most significant factors in the spread of avian influenza in Thailand and Vietnam, says a new study by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). [News Source]

Avian Flu Watch on Flickr (Addict 3D) The Avian Flu Watch pool on Flickr is a clearinghouse for anyone to contribute photos and other information related to the pandemic that may be coming to a town near you. [News Source]

UN issues bird flu warning (Minnesota Public Radio) Bird flu is no longer dominating the headlines. But that doesn't mean we've beaten it into submission. [News Source]

Study finds key factors behind bird flu outbreaks (AlertNet) Source: Reuters By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - Ducks, people and rice paddies are the primary forces driving outbreaks of avian influenza in Thailand and Vietnam, and the number of chickens is less ... [News Source]

Study finds key factors behind bird flu outbreaks (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Ducks, people and rice paddies are the primary forces driving outbreaks of avian influenza in Thailand and Vietnam, and the number of chickens is less pivotal, scientists said on Wednesday. [News Source]

Bird Flu Hits Staple of Egypt’s Streets (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Chickens used to roam every dusty street in every village across Egypt, and many of its city alleys too. But bird flu is changing that. Chickens have nearly all vanished from sight, slaughtered, abandoned or locked away by a population increasingly aware of, and frightened by, the disease's stubborn grip. [News Source]

UN links ducks, people, rice paddies for bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News) Concentrations of ducks, rice paddies and people are primarily responsible for outbreaks of potentially deadly bird flu across Asia, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation said Wednesday. [News Source]

Asia’s first anti-bird flu facility opens in Bangkok (Channel NewsAsia) BANGKOK: Asia's first anti-bird flu facility has opened in Bangkok to help fight any new avian influenza outbreaks in the region. In Bangkok, the first of three worldwide anti-bird flu stockpiles is fully operational. [News Source]

Five provinces yet to be free from bird flu (Nhân Dân) Nhan Dan - Five provinces are yet to be free from bird flu for 21 days, announced the National Steering Board on Avian Influenza in Hanoi on March 25. [News Source]