Second Fraser Valley poultry property confirmed to have avian influenza (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) VANCOUVER, B.C. - An outbreak of avian flu has been detected on a second farm in British Columbia's Fraser Valley, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Wednesday. [News Source]

Twelve thousand chickens face cull in Abbotsford avian flu outbreak (Vancouver Sun) Avian influenza has been found on a second poultry farm in Abbotsford, but it appears to be the same less-virulent strain as found on a farm last month, officials said Wednesday. [News Source]

Avian flu forces cull of 12,000 chickens in Abbotsford (Vancouver Province) About 12,000 chickens on a farm in Abbotsford will be culled after the outbreak of H5 avian flu virus in a second commercial poultry operation in the Fraser Valley in less than three weeks was confirmed by health officials Wednesday. [News Source]

2nd case of avian flu turns up in Fraser Valley (CBC) A strain of H5 bird flu virus was detected in a second commercial poultry operation in southern British Columbia, close to where the first avian influenza case was discovered less than a month. [News Source]

Second bird flu outbreak detected in western Canada (AFP via Yahoo! News) A second outbreak of bird flu in less than a month has been detected on another poultry farm in Canada's westernmost British Columbia province, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Wednesday. [News Source]

2nd case of avian flu turns up in Fraser Valley (CBC) A strain of H5 bird flu virus was detected in a second commercial poultry operation in southern British Columbia, close to where the first avian influenza case was discovered less than a month. [News Source]

Bird flu found on second Western Canadian farm (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Avian influenza has been found on a second poultry farm in British Columbia, but it appears to be the same less-virulent strain as found on a farm last month, officials said on Wednesday. [News Source]

China Health Ministry “puzzled” by bird flu cases. China's Health Ministry is puzzled by eight human cases of bird flu in January which appeared independent of any known case in birds, a spokesman said on Tuesday. [News Source]

Chicken cull in Bali after avian influenza outbreak. On the heels of a rabies outbreak in Bali, officials on the tourist island are now wrestling with the shadow of avian influenza [News Source]

Vietnamese woman infected with bird flu (MSNBC) A 23-year-old Vietnamese woman has been infected with bird flu and is in serious condition, the World Health Organization said. [News Source]

Indonesian suspected of having avian flu (Moldova.org) Authorities in Indonesia awaited the results of blood tests to determine if a resident of a village known for cockfighting has contracted avian flu.The illness of Putu Pranayoga, 20, may signal the first human case of avian flu, commonly called bird flu, in Bali since a 29-year-old woman died of the disease in August of 2007, The Jakarta Post reported Wednesday.The virus was first detected a ... [News Source]

Indonesian suspected of having avian flu (UPI) JAKARTA, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Authorities in Indonesia awaited the results of blood tests to determine if a resident of a village known for cockfighting has contracted avian flu. [News Source]