New-style bird flu vaccine shows promise (Reuters via Yahoo! News) A new-style bird flu vaccine made using monkey cells instead of chicken eggs appears to be safe and effective, corporate researchers reported on Wednesday. [News Source]

Regulators testing backyard flocks for mild bird flu virus (Arkansas News Bureau) LITTLE ROCK - The state Livestock and Poultry Commission anticipates weeks more testing for avian influenza on chickens in a portion of Northwest Arkansas following a positive test for the virus last week, the agency's director said Tuesday. [News Source]

New Bird Flu Vaccine Shows Promise (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) WEDNESDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have succeeded in developing a whole-virus bird flu vaccine that appears to be safe, more effective than the one currently approved for human use and also able to be manufactured much more quickly than conventional vaccines. [News Source]

Hong Kong’s poultry being slaughtered as dangerous bird flu virus detected (Nasdaq) (RTTNews) - Following the detection of the dangerous H5N1 avian influenza virus in four markets in Hong Kong, the government ordered the slaughter of all chickens in the city's markets and retail outlets. [News Source]

Some Bird Flu Strains Have Acquired Properties That Might Enhance Potential to Infect Humans (Kansas City InfoZine) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released results of a study suggesting that some North American avian influenza A H7 virus strains have properties that might enhance their potential to infect humans as well as their potential to spread from human to human. [News Source]

Hong Kong’s poultry being slaughtered as dangerous bird flu virus detected (INO News) (RTTNews) - Following the detection of the dangerous H5N1 avian influenza virus in four markets in Hong Kong, the government ordered the slaughter of all chickens in the city's markets and retail outlets. [News Source]

Avian flu detected at county farm (NWAnews.com) At least one sample from a breeder hen flock near West Fork has tested positive for the live virus of low pathogenic avian influenza, according to a memo released Tuesday by the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission in Little Rock. (Northwest Arkansas Times) [News Source]

Nigeria: Plateau Gets C’ttee On Bird Flu (AllAfrica.com) The Plateau State Ministry of Information has inaugurated an 18-man public enlightenment committee on Avian Influenza (AI) commonly known as bird flu. [News Source]

Rabbits fast burrowing into chicken markets post-avian flu (New Kerala) Agartala, June 11 : As India's poultry industry tries hard to undo the scare caused by a second outbreak of bird flu, poultry farmers in Tripura have taken up rabbit farming and are reaping the benefits. [News Source]

Bird Flu Virus Kills Chickens In Indonesian Province (Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA)) JAMBI, June 11 (Bernama) -- Avian Influenza or bird flu virus killed tens of chickens in Sarolangun District, here recently, Antara news agency reported Wednesday quoting a local official as saying. [News Source]

Regulators Expand Area Testing For Bird Flu Virus (The Morning News) LITTLE ROCK - The state Livestock and Poultry Commission anticipates weeks more testing for Avian influenza on chickens in a portion of Northwest Arkansas following a positive test for the virus last week, the agency's director said Tuesday. [News Source]

Bird flu virus kills chickens in Indonesian province (The New Straits Times) Avian influenza (bird flu) virus has killed tens of chickens in Sarolangun district here recently, an Antara news agency report today quoted a local official as saying. [News Source]