Avian influenza spreads to new areas of WB (New Kerala) New Delhi, Mar 6 : Avian Influenza has spread to new areas of Darjeeling district of West Bengal and the government has deputed a Central team to assist the state administration in containment of the highly infectious disease. [News Source]

Hong Kong attaches great importance to biosecurity of local chicken farms. Hong Kong Secretary for Food and Health York Chow said that Hong Kong should remain on full alert and stringently implement preventive measures against avian influenza which posed an imminent threat to the world community. [News Source]

Wild birds likely caused Hong Kong H5N1 outbreak: Official. An outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus at a Hong Kong farm last year which led to the slaughter of 90,000 chickens was likely spread by wild birds, an investigation found Thursday. [News Source]

Avian flu restrictions lifted on two turkey farms FWi (Farmers Weekly Interactive) Further laboratory tests have now confirmed that the H6N1 avian flu virus discovered at two turkey breeder flocks in East Anglia is of low pathogenicity. [News Source]