British Columbia sees cluster of avian flu cases (The Oregonian) VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Three of four of the latest avian flu outbreaks in Canada have been in the Fraser Valley, possibly because of the region's popularity with migratory waterfowl, experts say. In the latest outbreak, that H5 strain of... [News Source]

Nine new farms quarantined for avian flu (CTV.ca) In all, 36 farms in the Fraser Valley are still under quarantine as a precaution, following the recent avian flu outbreak. [News Source]

Experts can’t explain three avian flu outbreaks in B.C.’s Fraser Valley (Times & Transcript) Three of four of the most recent avian flu outbreaks in Canada have broken out in British Columbia's Fraser Valley but despite years of trying to figure it out, they still can't explain why the valley attracts the virus. [News Source]

Nine new farms quarantined for avian flu (CTV British Columbia) In all, 36 farms in the Fraser Valley are still under quarantine as a precaution, following the recent avian flu outbreak. [News Source]

Experts can’t explain three avian flu outbreaks in B.C.’s Fraser Valley (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) VANCOUVER, B.C. - Three of four of the most recent avian flu outbreaks in Canada have broken out in British Columbia's Fraser Valley but despite years of trying to figure it out, they still can't explain why the valley attracts the virus. [News Source]

More B.C. poultry operations under quarantine in hunt for avian flu (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) VANCOUVER, B.C. - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it has quarantined several more poultry operations in the Fraser Valley after an avian flu outbreak forced the slaughter of 60,000 turkeys last month. [News Source]

Avian flu contained to one B.C. farm: CFIA. 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]

Human infection of bird flu reported in central China. China on Saturday reported a new case of human infection with bird flu which would bring the number of confirmed cases to date to 38, including four in the last week among which two of the infected patients died. [News Source]

Chinese woman sickened with H5N1 strain of bird flu; dead goose, ducks found in Hong Kong. A 21-year-old woman in central China has been infected by the H5N1 strain of bird flu in the country's eighth reported case of the disease this year, the Health Ministry said, as Hong Kong reported three birds had died of bird flu. [News Source]

Dead goose, ducks found on HK beach have bird flu (GMA News) HONG KONG - The Hong Kong government says a dead goose and two dead ducks found at a local beach have tested positive for bird flu. [News Source]

Wild birds suspected in Fraser Valley avian flu (The Columbian) Three of four of the latest avian flu outbreaks in Canada have been in the Fraser Valley, possibly because of the region's popularity with migratory waterfowl, experts say. In the latest... [News Source]

Washington state increases bird-flu tests after outbreaks in British Columbia (Seattle Times) Three of four of the latest avian flu outbreaks in Canada have been in the Fraser Valley. As a precaution, the Washington Department of Agriculture has increased tests for the virus at 13 farms in Whatcom County. [News Source]