Editorial: Fifth time in three years (Business Standard India) The fresh outbreak of the dreaded bird flu disease amongst poultry in Assam, barely three weeks after the government declared India as an avian influenza-free country, exposes the chinks in the strategy for nationwide bio-security. [News Source]

Avian Flu: Bengal no wiser (The Statesman) Pranesh Sarkar KOLKATA, Dec. 14: Has the state learnt any lesson from the previous bird flu outbreak that was termed worst ever in the country? Well, apparently the answer seems a big No. [News Source]

Vaccines Against Avian Flu – AmVac AG Cooperates With National Health Research Institutes In Taiwan (Medical News Today) Swiss AmVac AG establishes comprehensive collaboration with the National Health Research Institutes in Taiwan to combat H5N1. H5N1/Influenza A is a flu virus known colloquially as "avian flu". "Avian flu" first occurred in Asia, and was transmitted to humans in a number of cases.AmVac's CSO Prof. [News Source]