Avian Flu Cases in Egypt Raise Alarms (New York Times) There is an unusual pattern of avian flu cases in Egypt, and experts hope these strange occurrences don?t indicate silent cases. [News Source]

Avian Influenza (New York Times) Avian influenza is flu infection in birds. The disease is of concern to humans, who have no immunity against it. The virus that causes this infection in birds can mutate (change) to easily infect humans. Such mutation can start a deadly worldwide epidemic. [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]

Egyptian girl contracts bird flu: State news (Canada.com) An 18-month old Egyptian girl 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 on Sunday. [News Source]

Third bird flu case in Egypt (News 24 South Africa) An Egyptian toddler has contracted bird flu in the country's third reported case in a week, state media say. [News Source]

RP lifts ban on bird, poultry products from Belgium (GMA News) The government has lifted the temporary ban on imported bird and poultry products from Belgium following confirmation from global animal health authorities that such commodities originating from that country are now free of the Avian Influenza (AI) or bird flu virus. [News Source]

Baby girl confirmed with bird flu in Egypt (Russian Information Agency Novosti) CAIRO, April 20 (RIA Novosti) - An 18-month-old baby in Egypt has been confirmed with H5N1 bird flu virus, the country health ministry said. The girl from Kafr el-Sheikh, in northern Egypt, was confirmed with the virus on Sunday. [News Source]

Safety of bird flu drug Tamiflu in children questioned (News-Medical-Net) A prominent Japanese researcher reporting on the bird flu drug Tamiflu says the drug may not be safe for children. [News Source]

Bird Flu Found In Tibet: State Media (Phayul) BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese officials had confirmed the outbreak of a deadly strain of bird flu among poultry in the Tibetan capital Lhasa, state media reported Sunday, quoting the ministry of agriculture. [News Source]