Wild birds likely avian flu outbreak source in HK (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News) The Hong Kong government says wild birds might be to blame for an avian flu outbreak at a local chicken farm three months ago. [News Source]

Avian flu ruled out on dead birds (Union City Messenger) It’s not avian flu. That was the word from a representative of the Department of Agriculture in Jackson to Dr. Travis and Linda Shumate of the Pleasant Valley neighborhood in Union City. [News Source]

Discovery May Boost Bird Flu Vaccine Potency (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) THURSDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Boosting T-cell immunity may be one way to improve existing vaccines so that they can protect people during a bird flu pandemic, says an Australian study. [News Source]

Nigeria: World Bank Approves N7.3 Billion for Bird Flu (AllAfrica.com) Abuja — The World Bank has earmarked the sum of N7.3 billion ($50 million) as its assistance to address the problem of Avian Influenza (AI) otherwise known as bird flu in Nigeria. [News Source]

Egypt reports 57th human case of bird flu (Vietnam Net) An Egyptian boy at the age of two years and eight months has contracted bird flu virus, bringing the number of human case of the avian influenza to 57 in the country, a Health Ministry spokesman said Wednesday. [News Source]