Terrorists could strike Britain by infecting country with bird flu (Daily Telegraph) Terrorists could strike Britain by infecting the country with bird flu or Severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS a leading group of security experts has warned. [News Source]

FAO: Momentum builds for ‘One World, One Health’ concept (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy) Nov 26, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – At last month's avian flu conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, participants endorsed a new strategy for fighting avian influenza and other infectious diseases, one that focuses on points where animal, human, and ecosystems meet, according to a recent statement by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). [News Source]

Bird flu scare in Assam, 300 poultry dead (Calcutta News) More than 300 poultry birds have died in the past five days in some villages in Assam, fuelling fears of bird flu, officials said here Wednesday, adding that a general alert was sounded in the area. [News Source]

Bird flu scare in Assam, 300 poultry dead (New Kerala) Guwahati, Nov 26: More than 300 poultry birds have died in the past five days in some villages in Assam, fuelling fears of bird flu, officials said here Wednesday, adding that a general alert was sounded in the area. [News Source]

News From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology (Medical News Today) New Vaccines Protect Against Asian H5N1 Influenza A Viruses in Domestic Ducks Scientists are looking at a novel strategy to prevent the spread of pandemic avian influenza. They have developed a vaccine that protects ducks, a known natural reservoir for the virus. [News Source]

WORLD’S FIRST PANDEMIC LOGISTICS AND LEARNING EXERCISE (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News) KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 (Bernama) -- The world's first pandemic logistics and learning exercise, known as P2LX, is being held here to enhance readiness and response to a crisis situation triggered by the Avian Influenza or bird flu H5N 1 virus. [News Source]

Thailand Outlook Channel (Thailand Outlook Channel) Officials from the Livestock Development Department have stepped up measures to prevent bird flu outbreak in many provinces. [News Source]