Kansai Paint Product Proved to Lower Bird Flu Virus Infections (Japan Corporate News) Tokyo, Sept 24, 2008 (Jiji Press) - Kansai Paint Co. said Wednesday the firm's plaster has been proved to lower the infectious ability of a highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus. [News Source]

Ban on import of poultry items from avian flu-affected nations (Express India) India has banned the import of poultry, meat and meat products and several other livestock products from countries affected by avian influenza. [News Source]

Daily Mail hacks get emergency bird flu jabs (The Register) Swan-roasting Albanian H5N1 threat: What every parent should know There's some good news today for those of you concerned that as the impending bird flu pandemic apocalypse sweeps the UK - decimating the population in scenes of horror not witnessed since the last visitation of the Black Death - you might not be able to expend your dying breath expressing your anger that swan-roasting Albanian ... [News Source]

Govt bans poultry items import from Avian-flu affected nations (Outlook India) India has banned import of poultry, meat and meat products and several, other livestock products from countries affected by Avian influenza. However, the pet food import containing meat from avian species has been exempted from the ban. [News Source]

Govt restricts meat imports on bird flu fears (The Economic Times) Govt has imposed restrictions on meat imports, particularly from countries which have seen cases of bird flu, the commerce and industry ministry said on Wednesday. [News Source]

Hundreds of journalists to get bird flu protection (holdthefrontpage.co.uk) A major newspaper publisher is offering free medication to its staff to help the company survive a potential bird flu pandemic. Daily Mail and General Trust is offering all 17,000 of its employees free doses of the antiviral drug Tamiflu at an overall cost of £850,000. [News Source]