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

Twelve thousand chickens face cull in Abbotsford avian flu outbreak. 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]

China slaughters more than 13,000 birds in Xinjiang. China has slaughtered more than 13,000 birds after an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus was confirmed in the far west, state media said. [News Source]

Second Case Of Bird Flu Discovered In Canada (KOLR – KSFX Ozarks) (Vancouver, British Columbia) -- British Columbia officials have detected another case of Avian influenza, commonly known as the bird flu. The discovery of a weaker strain of the virus on a poultry farm comes on the heels of the first detection of the virus in January at a nearby turkey farm. [News Source]

Second Fraser Valley poultry property confirmed to have avian influenza (C-Health) 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]

INDONESIA: Steps taken to confront bird flu but danger remains (AlertNet) Source: IRIN Indonesia is making progress in its fight against avian influenza but the danger posed by the H5N1 virus to humans remains high, specialists said. [News Source]

CFIA confirms avian flu at second B.C. farm (CTV.ca) 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]

Hundreds of poultry die from bird flu virus in Yogyakarta province (The New Straits Times) Bird flu or Avian Influenza (H5N1) virus outbreaks have killed hundreds of poultry in four sub districts in Bantul District, Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia’s Antara news agency reported. [News Source]

Avian flu detected at second B.C. farm (The Globe and Mail) An outbreak of avian flu has been detected on a second farm in British Columbia's Fraser Valley, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said yesterday.Sandra Stephens, veterinary program specialist with the agency, said testing confirmed the presence of an H5 virus on the second property. [News Source]

Avian flu could lead to 1918-like Spanish flu pandemic (New Kerala) Washington, Feb 11: On comparing the recent avian strain with genetic ressortants of the post World War I virus, researchers found that H5N1 could lead to an avian flu pandemic just like the Spanish flu that spread in 1918. [News Source]