Bird flu alert in 26 districts in Nepal (New Kerala) Kathmandu, Jan 20 : Nepal Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has issued bird flu alert in 26 districts bordering India in view of the possible spread of the disease. [News Source]

China moves to prevent bird flu pandemic. After not reporting a single human death from bird flu since 2003, the last two weeks have seen three deaths in three separate provinces in China. The Chinese authorities are scrambling to prevent an outbreak. [News Source]

Woman in northern China is country’s 2nd bird flu death this year; child in critical condition. A woman in China has died from the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the Health Ministry said, the second death from the virus this year as the country's biggest festive season approaches and contact with poultry increases. [News Source]

China warns of bird flu risk over lunar new year. China has warned of the risk of further human cases of bird flu in the runup to the Lunar New Year holiday after reporting two new cases over weekend. [News Source]

16-year-old chinese boy dies from H5N1 bird flu. A 16-year-old boy infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus died Tuesday in central China, the country's third fatality from the disease this month. [News Source]

4th bird flu case confirmed in China (Moldova.org) Chinese officials say a 16-year-old boy is hospitalized with avian influenza, the fourth case of bird flu reported in China this month.The boy fell ill on January 8 in Guizhou Province and is hospitalized in Huaihua City in critical condition. The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said the patients tested positive for the H5N1 strain of avian influenza. The patient had contact ... [News Source]

4th bird flu case confirmed in China (UPI) BEIJING, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Chinese officials say a 16-year-old boy is hospitalized with avian influenza, the fourth case of bird flu reported in China this month. [News Source]

China confirms third bird flu death this year (CNN) China has recorded its third bird flu death this year after a 16-year-old boy died in central China on Tuesday morning. [News Source]

Student dies of bird flu in central China (China Economic Net) A 16-year-old male student died of bird flu in central China's Hunan Province Tuesday morning, the third death caused by avian influenza in the country in the new year, provincial health authorities reported. [News Source]

Third bird flu death in China (BBC News) The deadly H5N1 strain of avian flu claims its third victim this year in China, as winter marks the onset of a high-risk season. [News Source]