S Korea to build bird flu vaccine plant (People’s Daily) South Korea plans to build a plant to produce avian influenza vaccine in a bid to prepare for the possibility of the deadly poultry disease spreading to humans, the South Korean Health Ministry said Thursday. At a report to parliame ... [News Source]

PETA warns of link between factory farm filth and bird flu In the wake of avian flu outbreak in Darjeeling, an NGO for animals has released graphic undercover video footage of the filthy conditions of chicken and egg factory farms, stating them to be the reason for the spread of the deadly H5N1 strain. [News Source]

Indonesia hands over bird flu data to new database (AP via Yahoo! News) Indonesia announced Thursday it would start sharing all information about its bird flu cases with a new global database to monitor whether the disease is mutating into a dangerous pandemic strain. [News Source]

Indonesia rebuffs WHO, hands bird flu data to new public database instead (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News) Indonesia says it will start sharing all information about its bird flu cases with a new public database, a move experts say will help monitor the disease following the country's yearlong standoff with the World Health Organization. [News Source]

Indonesia rebuffs WHO, hands bird flu data to new public database instead (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News) Indonesia says it will start sharing all information about its bird flu cases with a new public database, a move experts say will help monitor the disease following the country's yearlong standoff with the World Health Organization. [News Source]

Indonesia to provide bird flu data online (AP via Yahoo! News) Indonesia's health minister said Thursday she would start sharing all genetic information about her country's bird flu virus with a new global database, to monitor whether the disease is mutating into a dangerous pandemic strain. [News Source]

Indonesia agrees to hand bird flu information to new online database (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News) Indonesia says it will start sharing all information about its bird flu cases with a new public database, a move experts say will help monitor the disease following the country's yearlong standoff with the World Health Organization. [News Source]

High risk of bird flu outbreaks warned (Vietnam Net) VietNamNet Bridge - A high risk of bird flu outbreaks has been warned by officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. [News Source]

Detection Of Mortality Clusters Associated With Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza In Poultry: A Theoretical Analysis (Medical News Today) Rapid detection of infectious disease outbreaks is often crucial for their effective control. One example is highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) such as H5N1 in commercial poultry flocks. There is no quantitative data, however, on how quickly the effects of HPAI infection in poultry flocks can be detected. [News Source]

Exercise features bird flu scenario (Midland Reporter-Telegram) Staff Writer City, county, state and federal health officials worked on emergency plans Tuesday on what to do if bird flu strikes Midland. [News Source]

South Korea to build bird-flu vaccine plant (The New Straits Times) South Korea plans to build a plant to produce avian influenza vaccine in a bid to prepare for the possibility of the deadly poultry disease spreading to humans, China’s Xinhua news agency reported quoting the South Korean Health Ministry as saying today. [News Source]

PETA warns of link between factory farm filth and bird flu (Outlook India) In the midst of avian flu outbreak in Darjeeling, the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals India (PETA) has released graphic undercover video footage of crowded and filthy conditions of chicken and egg factory farms, warning that this was reason for the spread of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu. [News Source]