Hong Kong bird flu outbreak confirmed to be H5N1. 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]

India battles bird flu as farmers resist cull (AFP via Yahoo! News) Officials fighting the spread of bird flu in northeast India stepped up surveillance on Saturday as poultry farmers resisted the slaughter of chickens in affected areas, a minister said. [News Source]

India’s Assam State Battling Serious Bird Flu Outbreak (Voice of America) Indian health officials have been dispatched to the northeastern state of Assam to monitor people with flu-like symptoms after an outbreak of avian influenza. A massive culling operation of poultry is under way. [News Source]