Experts Closing In On Avian Flu Breakthrough (Medical News Today) Groundbreaking research to enable rapid diagnosis of bird flu - including the deadly H5N1 strain which can be fatal if passed on to humans - is being developed with the help of Nottingham Trent University. [News Source]

New bird flu threat could be H9N2, researchers say. Countries around the world may be preparing for a possible H5N1 bird flu pandemic, but another strain called H9N2 also poses a threat to humanity, researchers reported on Tuesday. [News Source]

More than 80 pct of Indonesia bird flu cases die (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Late diagnosis and treatment means that more than 80 percent of people infected with H5N1 avian influenza in Indonesia have died, researchers reported on Wednesday. [News Source]

NIGERIA: New bird flu strain confirmed (AlertNet) Source: IRIN A highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza never previously registered in sub-Saharan Africa has been detected in northern Nigeria but local health officials have downplayed the significance. [News Source]

Nigeria: New Bird Flu Strain in Country – FAO (AllAfrica.com) A new strain of avian influenza virus, never before reported in Africa, has been identified in Nigeria, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), has announced. [News Source]

Nigeria: New Strain of Bird Flu Detected (AllAfrica.com) United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Agency (FAO) has announced that it has discovered a new strain of Avian flu never reported in Africa in Nigeria. [News Source]

New bird flu strain detected in Nigeria (Vietnam Net) A new strain of avian flu never before reported in Africa has been identified in Nigeria, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced, local media reported Tuesday. [News Source]

Nigeria: UN Detects New Strain of Bird Flu, Warns of Risk of Spread (AllAfrica.com) A new strain of avian flu never before reported in Africa has been identified in Nigeria, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced today. [News Source]

New Strain of Bird Flu Detected in Nigeria (This Day) United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Agency (FAO) has announced that it has discovered a new strain of Avian flu never reported in Africa in Nigeria. [News Source]