Egyptian woman contracts bird flu virus – agency (Deepika) CAIRO, Apr 17 (Reuters) A 25-year-old Egyptian woman has contracted the highly pathogenic bird flu virus after coming into contact with infected birds, the latest case in a growing spate of infections in Egypt, state media said today. [News Source]

Egyptian woman contracts bird flu virus – agency (AlertNet) Source: Reuters CAIRO, April 17 (Reuters) - A 25-year-old Egyptian woman has contracted the highly pathogenic bird flu virus after coming into contact with infected birds, the latest case in a growing spate of ... [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]

Bangladesh slaughters 2,300 birds over avian flu (AFP via Yahoo! News) Bangladesh has culled 2,300 chickens this week, an official said Friday, as the impoverished country tries to contain a new outbreak of avian flu. [News Source]

Dien Bien bird-flu outbreak controlled (Việt Nam News) HA NOI — No new cases of bird flu had been reported among livestock in northern Dien Bien Province for the past 21 days, deputy director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Vu Thi Hanh said. [News Source]