Latest swan death confirms H5N1 in Hokkaido (The Japan Times) SAPPORO — The Hokkaido Prefectural Government said Saturday that the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza was detected in a dead swan found Monday near Lake Saroma, a sign that bird flu may indeed... Read more ... [News Source]

South Korea to boost avian flu drug stockpile (Market Watch) The South Korean government plans to boost its stockpile of drugs to fight avian flu, securing enough to treat 2.5 million people. Likely drug of choice will be Roche's Tamiflu [News Source]

SKorea doubles Tamiflu stockpile over bird flu fears (AFP via Yahoo! News) South Korea will double its stockpiles of antiviral flu medicine Tamiflu as avian flu has spread through most the country, health officials said Saturday. [News Source]

Bird flu in Darjeeling, culling begins (Business Standard India) Culling of birds began in 42 villages in the mountain foothill areas of Darjeeling district today where avian flu has been detected. [News Source]

SKorea doubles Tamiflu stockpile over bird flu fears (TODAYonline) South Korean health officials at an infected farm in Iksan, south of Seoul, in 2006. South Korea will double its stockpiles of antiviral flu medicine Tamiflu as avian flu has spread through most the country, health officials have said. [News Source]

SKorea doubles Tamiflu stockpile over bird flu fears (AFP via Yahoo! News) South Korea will double its stockpiles of antiviral flu medicine Tamiflu as avian flu has spread through most the country, health officials said Saturday. [News Source]

New outbreak of bird flu hits West Bengal: Minister (The Economic Times) Bird flu has spread to the hilly Darjeeling district of West Bengal which has been hit by avian influenza several times already this year. [News Source]

S. Korean president calls for drug stockpiles against bird flu (Straits Times) SEOUL - SOUTH Korean President Lee Myung Bak on Saturday told his cabinet to increase stockpiles of anti-viral drugs to ease public fears about bird flu, which has spread through most the country. [News Source]

New outbreak of bird flu hits India: minister (AFP via Yahoo! News) Bird flu has spread to the hilly Darjeeling district of eastern India which has been hit by avian influenza several times already this year, a minister said Saturday. [News Source]

South Korea: Korea Struggles To Contain Spread Of Bird Flu (Sin Chew Jit Poh) SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: Korean government officials Friday (9 May) scrambled to come up with ideas to contain the outbreak of avian influenza that hit the country last month. [News Source]