South Korea checks soldier for bird flu infection (Reuters via Yahoo! News) South Korea is testing to see if one of the workers taking part in a mass cull of poultry infected with bird flu may have become infected with the deadly virus, the health ministry said on Tuesday. [News Source]

South Korea checks soldier for bird flu infection (AlertNet) Source: Reuters SEOUL, April 22 (Reuters) - South Korea is testing to see if one of the workers taking part in a mass cull of poultry infected with bird flu may have become infected with the deadly virus, the health ... [News Source]

CDC, Purdue scientists work on bird flu vaccine (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel) WEST LAFAYETTE #8212; Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are teaming with Purdue University scientists to tame bird flu. Student scientists and CDC researchers have been working for seven years on a vaccine that protects humans. [News Source]

Purdue researchers wage long battle against bird flu (The Times of Northwest Indiana) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are teaming with Purdue University scientists to tame bird flu. [News Source]

S. Korea confirms 25th outbreak of H5N1 strain of bird flu. The South Korean government confirmed Saturday a new outbreak of H5N1 strain of bird flu, which becomes the 25th confirmed cases of the deadly epidemic in the country since late March. [News Source]

Bringing avian flu outbreaks under control in South Asia (Radio Singapore International) In EYE ON ASIA this week, we take a look at the threat of avian flu in South Asia. This year, outbreaks of the virus were recorded in Asian countries like India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. [News Source]

New Strategies Against Bird Flu (Science Daily) Multiple lethal pathogens such as H5N1 avian flu trigger acute lung injury with a high death rate. Scares of an epidemic have led to an increasing interest in understanding the molecular mechanisms that lead to this condition. Scientists have now identified oxidative stress and innate immunity as a common pathway that controls the severity of ARDS. [News Source]

South Korea has new bird flu case (Reuters via Yahoo! News) South Korea on Monday said it planned to cull a record 5.3 million birds as it announced its 17th case of bird flu in three weeks, in what has become the country's fastest and biggest outbreak of avian influenza. [News Source]