Latest Bird Flu News

Indian state suffers second bird flu outbreak (Channel NewsAsia)
Tuesday April 22nd 2008, 3:52 pm

AGARTALA, India: An Indian state reported new bird flu cases on Tuesday, little more than a week after it finished culling thousands of chickens to contain an outbreak of the disease. [News Source]

US-Indonesian debates over bird flu samples involve NAMRU-2 (Pravda)
Tuesday April 22nd 2008, 3:29 pm

The latest dispute over bird flu samples between Indonesia and the United States influenced indirectly the long-standing question of NAMRU-2 , or the U.S. Naval Medical Research lab. [News Source]

Fresh bird flu outbreak, culling ordered in Tripura (Express India)
Tuesday April 22nd 2008, 11:41 am

With reports of fresh bird flu in Tripura, more than 10,000 birds will be culled and import of poultry has been banned. [News Source]

Livestock owners hit with twin attack: avian flu and U.S. beef (JoongAng Daily)
Tuesday April 22nd 2008, 11:07 am

Korea¡¯s livestock farmers say they are at the end of their rope. The price of livestock is crashing following the April 18 announcement that beef imports will resume from the United States. And bird flu reappeared earlier this month, forcing farmers to slaughter close to f million chickens. [News Source]

Analysis: Indonesian-U.S. bird flu sharing (UPI)
Tuesday April 22nd 2008, 9:46 am

A row involving Indonesia, the United States and the World Health Organization over the sharing of bird flu virus samples is jeopardizing the global early warning system for a potential influenza pandemic and putting lives at risk, say experts and officials. [News Source]

Analysis: Indonesian-U.S. bird flu sharing (Middle East Times)
Tuesday April 22nd 2008, 9:40 am

WASHINGTON, April 22 (UPI) -- A row involving Indonesia, the United States and the World Health Organization over the sharing of bird flu virus samples is jeopardizing the global early warning system for a potential influenza pandemic and putting lives at risk, say experts and officials. [News Source]