Hong Kong bird flu outbreak confirmed to be H5N1 (China Economic Net) The latest bird flu outbreak on a Hong Kong chicken farm was caused by the highly virulent H5N1 strain of the avian influenza virus, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government confirmed Thursday. [News Source]

HK ties deadly virus to avian flu outbreak (China Economic Net) Authorities in Hong Kong confirmed yesterday that the deadly H5N1 virus was the cause of a recent bird flu outbreak on a chicken farm. They also pledged to investigate claims that smuggled eggs from the Chinese mainland may be responsible for the disease. [News Source]

Bird flu detected in RI (WPRI Providence) The Department of Environmental Management says a strain of avian influenza (bird flu) has been found in a mallard killed by a hunter in Johnston last month. [News Source]

B.C. lab to provide quick, secure testing for animal diseases such as avian flu (Times & Transcript) The doors will open early next year on a new lab that can test for diseases such as avian flu, mad cow disease and West Nile virus. [News Source]

Hong Kong confirms deadly bird flu outbreak (Deutsche Welle) Hong Kong officials have confirmed that an outbreak of bird flu earlier this week on a chicken farm was the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza. The city has already culled 65,000 chickens on the affected farm after dozens of dead birds were discovered. [News Source]

Bird Flu Can Get Bigger Than Bomb Blasts: Minister (Outlook India) With the avian flu spreading to nine districts in Assam, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday warned that the disease could become a major disaster for human beings if poultry are not allowed to be culled. [News Source]

Hong Kong confirms deadly bird flu outbreak (Deutsche Welle) Hong Kong officials have confirmed that an outbreak of bird flu earlier this week on a chicken farm was the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza. The city has already culled 65,000 chickens on the affected farm after dozens of dead birds were discovered. [News Source]

Hong Kong confirms deadly bird flu outbreak (Deutsche Welle) Hong Kong officials have confirmed that an outbreak of bird flu earlier this week on a chicken farm was the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza. The city has already culled 65,000 chickens on the affected farm after dozens of dead birds were discovered. [News Source]

Hong Kong confirms H5N1 bird flu at chicken farm (AlertNet) Source: Reuters HONG KONG, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Hong Kong on Thursday confirmed an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu on a chicken farm. Hong Kong has culled 65,000 chickens in the affected farm since ... [News Source]