Bird flu virus still cause for concern. The H5N1 bird flu virus, which has now sickened more than 400 people globally, is infecting birds and people all across China and is still a cause for serious concern, flu experts said on Tuesday. [News Source]

Avian bird flu strain not dangerous: CFIA (CBC) The strain of avian influenza found on a B.C. turkey farm last week is a low pathogenic type that does not cross easily from birds to humans, according to new test results released by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Tuesday. [News Source]

Cull delay causes bird flu spread in Vietnam (Gulf Times) HANOI: An outbreak of the H5N1 avian flu virus on a farm in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta has spread to five neighbouring hamlets because farmers and local officials waited two weeks before culling infected birds, a senior government official said yesterday. [News Source]

Deadly H5N1 avian flu found in Hong Kong birds (TODAYonline) Health Authority workers rest after taking part in a mass chicken slaughter operation at a wholesale market in Hong Kong in December 2008. A dead goose and two dead ducks found on a Hong Kong island last week have tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, officials said Wednesday. [News Source]

Vietnam steps up fight against bird flu (Vietnam Net) VietNamNet Bridge – The Department of Animal Health and local veterinary agencies have pooled their resources to fight the spread of avian flu in Vietnam ’s central and southwestern regions. [News Source]

Deadly H5N1 avian flu found in Hong Kong birds (AFP via Yahoo! News) A dead goose and two dead ducks found on a Hong Kong island last week have tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, officials said Wednesday. [News Source]

H5N2 virus to blame for bird flu on B.C. farm (CTV.ca) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the virus responsible for an outbreak of avian influenza in B.C.'s Fraser Valley is an H5N2 virus. [News Source]

H5N2 virus to blame for bird flu on B.C. farm (CTV.ca) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the virus responsible for an outbreak of avian influenza in B.C.'s Fraser Valley is an H5N2 virus. [News Source]

H5N2 virus to blame for bird flu on B.C. farm (CTV British Columbia) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the virus responsible for an outbreak of avian influenza in B.C.'s Fraser Valley is an H5N2 virus. [News Source]

Avian flu contained to one B.C. farm: CFIA (Global TV Maritimes) OTTAWA - 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]

Bird flu on Canadian poultry farm poses low risk: official (AFP via Yahoo! News) The strain of bird flu detected late last month on a poultry farm in the western Canadian province of British Colombia has a low risk of spreading the virus, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said. [News Source]

China’s Drought May Make Birds More Susceptible to Avian Flu (Bloomberg) Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- A drought in northern China that has limited drinking water to almost 4 million people may also be making birds more susceptible to the deadly H5N1 avian-flu strain. [News Source]