Egyptian woman contracts bird flu (Gulf Times) A 38-year-old Egyptian woman has contracted the H5N1 strain of bird flu and is in a stable condition, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday. [News Source]

NEWS SCAN: Avian flu, pandemic guidance for cargo haulers, receipts track E coli , cholera outbreak, oysters and … (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy) WHO confirms Egypt's latest H5N1 case The World Health Organization (WHO) today confirmed H5N1 avian influenza in a 38-year-old Egyptian woman from Asyut governorate who is in stable condition. [News Source]

Egypt reports new human case of bird flu: WHO (AFP via Yahoo! News) A 38-year-old woman has been hospitalised after contracting bird flu in Egypt, where some 23 people have been killed by the disease since 2006, the World Health Organization said on Monday. [News Source]

Egyptian woman contracts bird flu: WHO (Reuters via Yahoo! News) A 38-year-old Egyptian woman has contracted the H5N1 strain of bird flu and is in a stable condition, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. [News Source]

Egyptian woman contracts bird flu – WHO (AlertNet) Source: Reuters GENEVA, March 23 (Reuters) - A 38-year-old Egyptian woman has contracted the H5N1 strain of bird flu and is in a stable condition, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday. The woman, from ... [News Source]

Drug-resistant flu strains throwing doctors a curve. Even as this year's flu season winds down, doctors say the implications of the spread of drug-resistant flu strains could resonate in seasons to come, affecting treatment and highlighting the need for faster flu tests, new drugs and global monitoring of flu viruses. [News Source]

China’s feed output grew in 2008 despite melamine scandal. Wang Xiaohong, a division chief with the ministry's feed office, told a conference the ministry was still investigating the impact of the chemical additives on livestock. [News Source]

European lab accidents raise biosecurity concerns. Lab accidents involving bird flu and Ebola viruses have increased biosecurity fears in Europe, where public health experts say research on dangerous pathogens needs to be more strictly monitored. [News Source]

Bird flu quarantine on British Columbia farms ends (AG Weekly) VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ A bird flu-related quarantine has been lifted on 22 poultry farms in the Fraser Valley east of Vancouver. The restrictions were lifted after three weeks of surveillance and testing by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. [News Source]

West Virginia Public Health veterinarian speaks on avian influenza (The Inter-Mountain) Members of the Buckhannon Rotary Club recently learned more about avian influenza and how certain strains of the disease can be spread from birds to humans. During the March 16 Rotary luncheon, Dr. David J. Henzler, a 1981 graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College and a West Virginia Public Health veterinarian, spoke briefly about his travels and his dealings with avian influenza. [News Source]

Patient with alleged bird flu tested negative for virus H5N1 (Nhân Dân) Nhan Dan – A patient with alleged bird flu symptoms has been tested negative for virus H5N1, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Tropical Diseases Hospital. [News Source]

Woman suspected of dying from bird flu in Vietnam (EARTHtimes.org) Hanoi - Vietnamese authorities believe a woman who died last week may have been infected with avian influenza, state media said Monday. The state-run newspaper Vietnam News reported the 26-year-old woman was admitted to a hospital in Soc Trang Provin... [News Source]