Bird flu makes mallards thin, study finds (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Avian flu viruses make mallard ducks thinner than other ducks, a finding that implies they do not spread the germs over long distances, researchers reported Tuesday. [News Source]

Which virus will birds give us next? It isn't just flu that we have birds to thank for over the millennia. It seems they also gave us one kind of common cold - and it made the jump relatively recently. [News Source]

Armed Forces Institute Of Pathology To Conduct NanoViricides Animal Studies Against Bird Flu (Medical News Today) NanoViricides, Inc. (OTC BB: NNVC.OB) (the "Company"), announced today that they have executed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP). This joint R&D effort will enable AFIP scientists to test the effectiveness of several NanoViricides, Inc. anti-viral nanomedicines against deadly bird flu viruses (H5N1) at their facilities. [News Source]

Bird flu spreads to new areas (New Kerala) Guwahati, Dec 2 : Thousands of birds are being culled daily at Hajo near the state capital even as Avian Influenza spread to new areas forcing authorities to ban sale of chicken in some areas. [News Source]