Beijing bird flu victim’s close contacts removed from medical observation (People’s Daily) Doctors have discharged from observation all 200 people who had been in close contact with a woman who died of bird flu in Beijing early this month, the Municipal Health Bureau announced on Monday. The bureau also reported no new suspected bird flu cases as of midday Monday, after having surveyed at least 358,820 people on Sunday. Beijing municipal health authorities started to monitor migrant ... [News Source]

No bird flu found in latest screening (China Economic Net) All 200 people who were in close contact with a woman who died of bird flu in Beijing early this month were safely discharged from medical observation, the Beijing municipal health bureau said yesterday. [News Source]

Egypt confirms new human case of bird flu (Philippine News Agency) CAIRO, Jan. 13 (PNA/Xinhua) -- Egypt on Monday confirmed a new human case of bird flu, bringing the number of people infected by the avian influenza to 52 in the populous country, the state MENA news agency reported. [News Source]

Egyptian girl has bird flu, 2nd case this season (Reuters via Yahoo! News) An Egyptian girl of 21 months has contracted bird flu and is in hospital in stable condition, a health ministry official said on Monday. [News Source]

China urges increased vigilance against bird flu during holiday (AFP via Yahoo! News) China urged Monday medical institutions to step up vigilance against bird flu outbreaks during the Lunar New Year holiday, a week after a teenager died of the disease. [News Source]

Countries should do more to deal with avian flu pandemic (Channel NewsAsia) SINGAPORE: While global attention continues to be on the economic downturn, Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng warned on Monday that more can be done to prepare for a possible avian flu pandemic. [News Source]

Tips for the prevention of bird flu (Shanghaiist) Last week a 19 year old girl in Beijing died of bird flu (avian flu) in China's first reported case in about a year. Beijing Notebook wrote a list of tips for preventing infection by bird flu based on a distribution list from a doctor of the German Embassy in Beijing . Go to www.Beijing.diplo.de for a Chinese translation. Tips from Beijing Notebook: 1. Wash your hands. 2. Avoid ... [News Source]