Bird flu prompts mass cull (Bangkok Post – Thailand’s English news) UTHAI THANI : Another outbreak of bird flu was detected in Nong Chang district yesterday, prompting a mass culling of infected chickens amid resentment among poultry breeders. [News Source]

Nigeria: FG to Host International Forum On Avian Flu (AllAfrica.com) Barely two years after the outbreak of the highly pathogenic Avian Influenxa (HPAI) in Nigeria, the Avian Influenza control and human pandemic preparedness and response project unit (AICP) of the Ministry of Agriculture will be hosting an international consultative forum. [News Source]

Record-level US Support For Bird Flu Program – Indonesia, Viet Nam And Egypt Among Major Beneficiary Countries (Medical News Today) The United States will provide an additional $44.4 million in support of FAO's avian influenza control and prevention campaign, FAO announced today. With the new funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), US support to the FAO avian influenza program has reached a total of $112.8 million. [News Source]

15-year-old girl dies of bird flu in Indonesia (AP via Yahoo! News) Indonesian health officials say a 15-year-old girl has died of bird flu. [News Source]

Bird Flu Outbreak In Thailand Confirmed (Thailandnews.net) (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.However, there are n... [News Source]