Bird flu drug hope from Indian trees (The Telegraph) New Delhi, March 24: Indian scientists have identified trees in the Western Ghats that might serve as an alternative source of raw material for the standard drug against bird flu currently supplied to the world mainly by China. [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]

Woman’s death raises bird flu fears in Vietnam (The Malay Mail) HANOI: Vietnamese authorities believe a woman who died last week may have been infected with avian influenza, state media said yesterday. [News Source]