Egypt reports new bird flu death (AFP via Yahoo! News) An Egyptian teenager died from the H5N1 strain of bird flu on Saturday, the health ministry said, the 21st person to succumb to the virus since it was discovered here in 2006. [News Source]

Egyptian man dies of bird flu – WHO official (AlertNet) Source: Reuters (Adds details of case, background) CAIRO, April 5 (Reuters) - An Egyptian man has died of the deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus, bringing the number of fatalities in Egypt to 21, a World ... [News Source]

Will a pandemic bring down civilisation? Belief is widespread that society has achieved a scale, complexity and level of innovation that make it immune from collapse. But a growing number of researchers thinks otherwise -- that we are becoming ever more vulnerable. [News Source]

New bird flu outbreak found in S Korea. South Korean government said Saturday that a new outbreak of bird flu has been found at a duck farm in southwestern part of the country. [News Source]

First case of human-to-human transmission of bird flu confirmed in Pakistan (New Kerala) London, April 5 : A report by BBC News has confirmed the first case of human-to-human transmission of bird flu in Pakistan. [News Source]

New bird flu outbreak found in S Korea (People’s Daily) South Korean government said Saturday that a new outbreak of bird flu has been found at a duck farm in southwestern part of the country. It was the second outbreak of bird flu confirmed in the country since the government discover a ... [News Source]

South Korea Probes Possible Second Outbreak of Avian Influenza (Bloomberg.com) April 5 (Bloomberg) -- South Korea is investigating a possible second outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in three days after the death of almost half the ducks on a farm at Jeongeup, in Jeolla Bukdo province, south of Seoul. [News Source]

2nd bird flu outbreak confirmed in S. Korea (Straits Times) SEOUL - A SECOND bird flu case has been discovered among poultry in south-western South Korea, sparking fears that avian influenza might be spreading in this country, health authorities said. [News Source]