Bird flu vigil to ward off danger (Gulf Daily News) BAHRAIN is continuously updating its contingency plan in its fight against bird flu, despite the slim chances of an outbreak, a government official said yesterday. [News Source]

Bird flu alters Egypt’s poultry culture. Even as bird flu has dropped out of global headlines, experts are worried about its persistence around the world. With 47 human cases and 20 deaths, Egypt is the third most-affected country after Indonesia and Vietnam. [News Source]

INDONESIA: Firm action needed in confronting bird flu pandemic (AlertNet) Source: IRIN As the Indonesian government moves to stem the spread of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in its latest report stated that Indonesia's bird-flu situation remains "critical". [News Source]

Bird flu spreads again in India’s West Bengal state (EARTHtimes.org) New Delhi - In a second outbreak this year, avian influenza has spread to a third district in India's eastern West Bengal state, news reports said Thursday. Jalpaiguri became the third district to be affected by bird flu after Malda and Murshidabad, ... [News Source]

Ducks And Rice Play Key Role In Avian Influenza Outbreaks (Medical News Today) Ducks, people and rice paddies - rather than chickens - are the major factors behind outbreaks of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in Thailand and Viet Nam, and are probably behind outbreak persistence in other countries of the region such as Cambodia and Lao PDR. [News Source]

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]