SKorea cat had bird flu: officials (TODAYonline) A Seoul quarantine official. A cat found dead in a South Korean city was infected with a virulent strain of bird flu, the first mammal in the country known to have had the H5N1 virus, health officials said [News Source]

SKorea cat had bird flu: officials (AFP via Yahoo! News) A cat found dead in a South Korean city was infected with a virulent strain of bird flu, the first mammal in the country known to have had the H5N1 virus, health officials said on Tuesday. [News Source]

Two dead birds found at Olympic equestrian site in Hong Kong; authorities testing for bird flu (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News) Two dead birds were discovered at the Olympic equestrian venue in Hong Kong, and authorities were testing whether the animals were infected with the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus. [News Source]

Two dead birds found at Olympic equestrian site in Hong Kong; authorities testing for bird flu (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News) Two dead birds were discovered at the Olympic equestrian venue in Hong Kong, and authorities were testing whether the animals were infected with the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus. [News Source]

Officials checking for bird flu at Olympic equestrian site (USA Today) Two dead birds were discovered at an Olympic equestrian venue in Hong Kong, and authorities were testing whether the animals were infected with the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus, officials said Monday. [News Source]

Fresh bird flu outbreak in Nigerian poultry (Times of Malta) An outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in two Nigerian poultry markets, the first discovery in almost 10 months in Africa's most populous nation, the agriculture ministry said. [News Source]

Fresh bird flu outbreak in Nigerian poultry (Reuters via Yahoo! News) An outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in two Nigerian poultry markets, the first discovery in almost 10 months in Africa's most populous nation, the agriculture ministry said on Monday. [News Source]

Fresh bird flu outbreak in Nigerian poultry (AlertNet) Source: Reuters ABUJA, July 28 (Reuters) - An outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in two Nigerian poultry markets, the first discovery in almost 10 months in Africa's most populous nation, the ... [News Source]

In print (Science News) If the avian flu virus were a dragon, scientists have found what would be its soft underbelly. [News Source]

Farmers on red alert for bird flu (Financial Times) Unease ran through the poultry industry as farmers admitted they were “on red alert” for signs that their birds were about to succumb to avian flu. [News Source]

Hong Kong to extend deadline for plan to buy out live poultry sellers to reduce bird flu (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News) Hong Kong extended the deadline for poultry retailers to give up their licenses to sell live birds in exchange for cash, after the plan fell short of its goal of shutting down 85 percent of the vendors to minimize the threat of bird flu, officials said Friday. [News Source]

Hong Kong to extend deadline for plan to buy out live poultry sellers to reduce bird flu (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News) Hong Kong extended the deadline for poultry retailers to give up their licenses to sell live birds in exchange for cash, after the plan fell short of its goal of shutting down 85 percent of the vendors to minimize the threat of bird flu, officials said Friday. [News Source]