Bird Flu Outbreak In Thailand Confirmed (Nasdaq) (RTTNews) - Thailand's agriculture ministry confirmed a fresh bird flu outbreak on a farm in the north of the country six months after that country was declared free of the virus. [News Source]

Commercial Poultry Lack Genetic Diversity, Are Vulnerable To Avian Flu And Other Threats (Science Daily) As concerns such as avian flu, animal welfare and consumer preferences impact the poultry industry, the reduced genetic diversity of commercial bird breeds increases their vulnerability and the industry's ability to adapt, according to a genetics expert. Native birds however, might be able to restock poultry industry's genetic stock. [News Source]

US to give FAO $44 million for avian flu control (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy) Nov 11, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – The United States will contribute another $44.4 million to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO's) campaign to prevent and control avian influenza, the FAO announced today. [News Source]

US Gives $44 Million To Campaign To Fight Bird Flu (Scoop.co.nz) 11 November 2008 – The United States will provide more than $44 million in additional funding to the United Nations’ campaign to combat the global outbreak of bird flu, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced today. [News Source]

Exports not hit by bird flu (Bangkok Post – Thailand’s English news) Thailand's chicken exports are expected to experience minimal impact from the latest outbreak of of bird flu since it was brought under control quickly, local exporters said. [News Source]

Bird flu: US to provide 44 million dollars in extra aid (Adnkronos) Bird flu: US to provide 44 million dollars in extra aid (AKI) - The United States will provide an additional 44.4 million dollars in support for the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization's avian influenza control and prevention campaign. With the new funding from the United States Agency for International Development, US support for the FAO's avian influenza programme has ... [News Source]

Protein ‘Tubules’ Free Avian Flu Virus From Immune Recognition (Science Daily) A protein found in the virulent avian influenza virus strain called H5N1 forms tiny tubules in which it "hides" the pieces of double-stranded RNA formed during viral infection, which otherwise would prompt an antiviral immune response from infected cells, researchers report. [News Source]