Climate change seen aiding spread of deadly diseases (Reuters via Yahoo! News) A "deadly dozen" diseases ranging from avian flu to yellow fever are likely to spread more because of climate change, the Wildlife Conservation Society said on Tuesday. [News Source]

Information Session For Backyard Poultry Flock Owners, Canada (Medical News Today) Owners of small or backyard poultry flocks are invited to attend a free information session on how to help prevent and detect poultry diseases such as avian influenza. The session is being hosted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture and Lands (BCMAL). Area bird owners and the general public are welcome to join from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. [News Source]

State weighs cost of medications and risk of avian flu (Minnesota Public Radio) Minnesota health officials might not purchase the last of the antiviral medication allotted by the federal government treat avian flu. [News Source]

Avian flu hits central Vietnam (EARTHtimes.org) Hanoi - Authorities have detected the H5N1 avian flu virus in ducks in the central Vietnamese province of Nghe An, the third outbreak of bird flu in Vietnam since September 1, a government official said Tuesday. Bui Quang Anh, director of Vietnam's A... [News Source]

Bird flu spreads to another Vietnamese province (The New Straits Times) Bird flu has hit another of Vietnam’s central Nghe An province, killing about 300 ducks, said an official with the Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Tuesday. [News Source]

Bird flu hits another province in Vietnam (China Daily) HANOI -- Bird flu has stricken Vietnam's central Nghe An province, killing about 300 ducks, said an official with the Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Tuesday. [News Source]