Latest Bird Flu News

West Texas Avian Flu Drill 5-13-08 CBS 7 News Staff May 13, 2008 (CBS 7 West Texas)
Tuesday May 13th 2008, 6:55 pm

West Texas was struck by Avian Flu today, and agencies all over the region scrambled to deal with the first cases. Thank goodness it was just an exercise. [News Source]

Experts still concerned about deadly bird flu (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Tuesday May 13th 2008, 5:19 am

World health experts believe there is still a chance the Asian bird flu virus could develop into a killer strain and sweep across the world. [News Source]

Domestic birds slaughtered in Seoul to prevent bird flu spread (Itar-Tass)
Tuesday May 13th 2008, 4:32 am

TOKYO, May 13 (Itar-Tass) - All domestic birds have been slaughtered in Seoul in order to prevent the further spread of the bird flu virus deadly for humans. [News Source]

SKorea steps up fight against worst bird flu outbreak (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Tuesday May 13th 2008, 1:10 am

South Korea is to disinfect all poultry farms nationwide to combat its worst outbreak of bird flu, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday. [News Source]

Another outbreak of bird flu in Seoul – all poultry in the city culled (News-Medical-Net)
Tuesday May 13th 2008, 12:59 am

A second outbreak of bird flu in Seoul, the capital of South Korea in less than a week has prompted the culling of all domestic fowl in the city. [News Source]