S.Korea culls 3 mln birds as bird flu spreads fast (Reuters via Yahoo! News) South Korea said on Thursday it had culled three million farmed birds and was probing seven fresh cases of suspected bird flu, as the country grapples with its worst avian influenza outbreak in four years. [News Source]

AI Warning Expanded Nationwide (donga.com) With signs that avian influenza is spreading across the entire nation, the government has raised the level of warning against it. Avian flu virus was detected in Sunchang County, North Jeolla Province. [News Source]

US: Indonesia endangering world by not sharing bid flu samples. The world is less safe because Indonesia is withholding samples of the bird flu virus from the international community, the top U.S. health official said Wednesday, adding that he is hopeful the issue can be resolved soon. [News Source]

Japan vaccinates bird flu workers. Japan is to become the first country in the world to vaccinate thousands of officials against bird flu. [News Source]

First Successful Libraries Of Avian Flu Virus Antibodies Created (Science Daily) Scientists have created the first comprehensive monoclonal antibody libraries against avian influenza using samples from survivors of the 2005/2006 "bird flu" outbreak in Turkey. These antibody libraries hold the promise for developing a therapy that could stop a pandemic in its tracks and provide treatment to those infected, as well as potentially pointing the way towards the development of a ... [News Source]

SKorea upgrades bird flu alert, troops on standby (AFP via Yahoo! News) South Korea on Wednesday issued a nationwide bird flu alert, deployed troops and put firefighters on standby to try to contain the spread of the disease, officials said. [News Source]

S. Korea Extends Bird Flu Risk Level To Second Highest Nationwide (Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA)) SEOUL, April 16 (Bernama) -- South Korea has extended its avian influenza risk level to the second highest nationwide amid rising concerns bird flu could spread across the country following a series of outbreaks this month, quarantine officials was quoted by Yonhap news agency as saying on Wednesday. [News Source]

SKorea upgrades bird flu alert, troops on standby (AFP via Yahoo! News) South Korea on Wednesday issued a nationwide bird flu alert, deployed troops and put firefighters on standby to try to contain the spread of the disease, officials said. [News Source]