Bird Flu Reported in Beijing (Radio Free Asia) Authorities in Beijing ban poultry from entering the capital from elsewhere in China following the death of a Fujian woman from the H5N1 avian influenza virus. [News Source]

DA conducts bird flu simulation (Sun Star) ANGELES CITY -- The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Unit 3 (DA RFU3) on Wednesday conducted an Avian Influenza (AI) Table Simulation Exercises at Oasis Hotel, this city. [News Source]

Fresh outbreak of bird flu in Darjeeling (The Times of India) KOLKATA: A fresh outbreak of bird flu was reported in Darjeeling on Wednesday prompting the authorities to restart culling operations, an official said. [News Source]

Bird flu virus claims first victim in almost a year (Asia News Network) Bird flu claimed its first victim in China in almost a year when a woman infected with the H5N1 strain died in Beijing on Monday, the local health bureau said yesterday. [News Source]

Bird flu virus claims first victim in almost a year (Asia News Network) Bird flu claimed its first victim in China in almost a year when a woman infected with the H5N1 strain died in Beijing on Monday, the local health bureau said yesterday. [News Source]

Bird flu claims 1st victim in almost a year (China Economic Net) Bird flu claimed its first victim in China in almost a year when a woman infected with the H5N1 strain died in Beijing on Monday, the local health bureau said yesterday. [News Source]

Bird flu claims 1st victim in almost a year (China Economic Net) Bird flu claimed its first victim in China in almost a year when a woman infected with the H5N1 strain died in Beijing on Monday, the local health bureau said yesterday. [News Source]

New human case of deadly Avian flu bared (Philippine News Agency) HANOI, Jan. 7 (PNA/VNA) -– Director of the Ministry of Health’s Department of Preventive Medicine and Environment Nguyen Huy Nga on Tuesday confirmed that the first new case of avian influenza type A/H5 since last March had been discovered in Thanh Hoa province. [News Source]

New human case of deadly Avian flu bared (Philippine News Agency) HANOI, Jan. 7 (PNA/VNA) -– Director of the Ministry of Health’s Department of Preventive Medicine and Environment Nguyen Huy Nga on Tuesday confirmed that the first new case of avian influenza type A/H5 since last March had been discovered in Thanh Hoa province. [News Source]

CHINA ON BIRD FLU ALERT AFTER GIRL DIES IN BEIJING (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News) BEIJING, Jan 7 (Bernama) -- Chinese agricultural authorities have issued a bird flu alert after a teenage girl died of the H5N1 virus in Beijing in the first reported fatality of the year and the first human case in the Chinese capital since 2003. [News Source]

Woman dies of bird flu in China (CNN) A 19-year-old woman who handled ducks in northern China has died in Beijing from bird flu, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. [News Source]

Woman dies of bird flu in China (CNN) A 19-year-old woman who handled ducks in northern China has died in Beijing from bird flu, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. [News Source]