Dead crow sparks bird flu fears in HK (ABC Radio Australia) A house crow found dead in Hong Kong has tested positive for the deadly H-5-N-1 bird flu virus. [News Source]

Bird Flu Vaccine Could Save People, Pets (Local 10 Miami) The key to stopping a bird flu pandemic could be creating one defense that works for birds, people and other mammals. [News Source]

Bird Flu Vaccine Could Save People, Pets (Fox 12 Oregon) One vaccine could protect people, pets and farm animals from bird flu, according to a new study. A study in the November issue of the Journal of General Virology says that the vaccine works against various strains of the virus in mammals and can even be given to birds in the egg. [News Source]

Bird Flu Vaccine Could Save People, Pets (KCRA 3 Sacramento) The key to stopping a bird flu pandemic could be creating one defense that works for birds, people and other mammals. [News Source]

Dead bird confirmed with avian flu in China’s Hong Kong (Russian Information Agency Novosti) HONG KONG, October 20 (RIA Novosti) - A dead crow, which was found in one of Hong Kong's central parks, has tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus, local media said on Monday. [News Source]

Magic bullet against bird flu (The Times of India) WASHINGTON : A single vaccine can protect humans, chickens and even cats against deadly flu pandemics, including the dreaded bird flu that has caused havoc in large parts of Asia, including India. [News Source]

Tripura sounds bird flu alert along Indo-Bangla border (Outlook India) An alert has been sounded along the porous Indo-Bangla international border in Tripura following reports of bird flu in the neighbouring country, official sources said here today. [News Source]

Tripura sounds bird flu alert along Indo-Bangla border (Chennai Online) Agartala, Oct 19 An alert has been sounded along the porous Indo-Bangla international border in Tripura following reports of bird flu in the neighbouring country, official sources said here today. [News Source]

Tripura sounds bird flu alert along Indo-Bangla border (The Times of India) An alert has been sounded along the porous Indo-Bangla international border in Tripura following reports of bird flu in the neighbouring country, official sources said here on Monday. [News Source]

Nigeria: FG Pays N132 Million to Bird Flu Victims (AllAfrica.com) The Federal Government has paid N132 million as compensation to poultry farmers whose birds were killed by bird flu between 2006 and 2008 in Kano. [News Source]

Bird Flu Preparedness eCourse Certification Program Opens to Public (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) Bird Flu Manual Online, the world's foremost online reference and resource mine designed specifically to help businesses prepare for a pandemic outbreak of Bird Flu, has recently made freely available to the public their Pandemic Preparedness eCourse Certification Program. [News Source]

Hong Kong finds bird flu virus in crow (AlertNet) Source: Reuters HONG KONG, Oct 20 (Reuters) - A house crow found dead in a crowded district in Hong Kong last week has tested positive for the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus, a government spokeswoman said on ... [News Source]