Group says eagles getting poisoned from shotgun lead. Iowa deer hunters could be indirectly harming Iowa's population of American bald eagles, according to research from a western Iowa bird rehabilitation center. [News Source]

A ‘wimpy’ flu strain mysteriously turns scary. Researchers are trying to figure out why resistance to the most widely used flu drug has skyrocketed across the globe -- and what that means for pandemic preparedness. [News Source]

Urgent measures to prevent bird flu epidemic from spreading (Vietnam Net) VietNamNet Bridge - 11 provinces nationwide are yet to be free from bird flu epidemic for 21 days, according to the Veterinary Department. These provinces include Bac Lieu, Bac Ninh, Ca Mau, Dien Bien, Hau Giang, Khanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ninh Binh, Quang Ninh, Quang Tri and Soc Trang. [News Source]

NEWS SCAN: Avian flu, food safety funding, XDR-TB combo therapy, bioterror countermeasures, Salmonella (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy) Vietnamese man dies from H5N1 infection The World Health Organization (WHO) today confirmed the death of a 32-year-old Vietnamese man from H5N1 avian influenza. [News Source]

Baxter admits contaminated seasonal flu product contained live bird flu virus (C-Health) The company that released contaminated flu virus material from a plant in Austria confirmed Friday that the experimental product contained live H5N1 avian flu viruses. [News Source]

Vietnam has 54th death from bird flu (Reuters) HANOI (Reuters) - A 32-year-old Vietnamese man infected with the H5N1 bird flu strain has died in hospital in the capital Hanoi, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, quoting the health ministry. [News Source]

Vietnam has 54th death from bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News) * WHO confirms bird flu death of Vietnamese man, 32 [News Source]

Vietnam has 54th death from bird flu (KYIV Post) HANOI (Reuters) - A 32-year-old Vietnamese man infected with the H5N1 bird flu strain has died in hospital in the capital Hanoi, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday, quoting the health ministry. [News Source]

Second bird flu death in Vietnam. A man in Vietnam has died from bird flu, becoming the second fatality from the virus in the country this year. [News Source]

Vietnam has 54th death from bird flu (AlertNet) Source: Reuters * WHO confirms bird flu death of Vietnamese man, 32 * Vietnam has had 109 cases, 54 deaths (Adds WHO confirmation, updates toll) HANOI, Feb 27 (Reuters) - A 32-year-old Vietnamese man infected ... [News Source]

Urgent measures to prevent bird flu epidemic from spreading (Nhân Dân) Infected poultries are culled. Nhan Dan – 11 provinces nationwide are yet to be free from bird flu epidemic for 21 days, according to the Veterinary Department. [News Source]

Action urged as bird flu kills one more person (Việt Nam News) HA NOI — Bird flu has claimed one more life in Viet Nam, as Government officials have called for more drastic measures to keep the outbreak from spreading any further. [News Source]