Bird flu claims fifth human victim in China in one month (EARTHtimes.org) Beijing - A 21-year-old woman was confirmed infected with bird flu in central China's Hunan Province, state-run media reported Saturday. The peasant farmer surnamed Shu fell ill on January 23 and was hospitalized at the county's People's Hospital thr... [News Source]

Human infection of bird flu reported in central China (China Economic Net) A 21-year-old female farmer was confirmed infected with bird flu in central China's Hunan Province, said the provincial health bureau on Saturday. [News Source]

Tests show avian flu local to lone B.C. farm (CTV British Columbia) Avian flu found on one Fraser Valley turkey farm has not spread to any other farms in the quarantine area. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says so far all commercial flocks have tested negative in the three-kilometre quarantine zone set up to stop a virus from spreading. [News Source]

B.C. to extend bird flu quarantine (CHCH News) ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - One more Abbotsford-area farm has been placed under quarantine and more could be flagged in the coming days as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency continues to monitor an outbreak of avian flu. [News Source]

Woman in China diagnosed with bird flu (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) A 21-year-old woman has been diagnosed with the H5N1 form of bird flu in central China, state media has reported. [News Source]

Avian flu contained to one B.C. farm: CFIA (Canada.com) Officials testing flocks of turkeys within a three-kilometre radius of an Abbotsford, B.C., turkey farm found contaminated with avian influenza this week say there is no evidence that the virus has spread. [News Source]

Avian flu contained to one B.C. farm: CFIA (Canada.com) Officials testing flocks of turkeys within a three-kilometre radius of an Abbotsford, B.C., turkey farm found contaminated with avian influenza this week say there is no evidence that the virus has spread. [News Source]

B.C. to extend bird flu quarantine (Canada.com) One more Abbotsford-area farm has been placed under quarantine and more could be flagged in the coming days as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency continues to monitor an outbreak of avian flu. [News Source]

60,000 B.C. turkeys culled in avian flu outbreak (Canada.com) The mass destruction of thousands of turkeys on a farm near Abbotsford, B.C., began Monday after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed a positive test result for avian flu over the weekend. [News Source]

Two dead in China after bird-flu infection (Canada.com) China warned Monday of a rising bird flu risk after a second person died of the virus in less than a month, and said it could be especially dangerous as the nation headed into the Lunar New Year holiday. [News Source]

Another bird flu case in China (News 24 South Africa) A 21-year-old woman has been diagnosed with the H5N1 form of bird flu in central China, state media have reported. [News Source]

Tests show avian flu local to lone B.C. farm (CTV.ca) Avian flu found on one Fraser Valley turkey farm has not spread to any other farms in the quarantine area. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says so far all commercial flocks have tested negative in the three-kilometre quarantine zone set up to stop a virus from spreading. [News Source]