FDA scientists announce bird flu findings (Moldova.org) U.S. Food and Drug Administration scientists say their study of the avian influenza virus might lead to new tests that can detect such infections.The FDA said in-depth analyses of blood from patients recovering from the H5N1 virus also provided important insights into how to combat the potentially lethal virus and helps define what part of the virus is seen by the immune system.As one result of ... [News Source]

Egyptian 6-year-old Dies of Bird Flu; 4-Year-Old Gets Disease (Bloomberg) April 21 (Bloomberg) -- A 6-year-old boy died in Egypt after contracting avian influenza, becoming the country’s 24th human casualty of the disease since 2006, the state-run Middle East News Agency reported today... [News Source]

FDA scientists announce bird flu findings (UPI) WASHINGTON, April 21 (UPI) -- U.S. Food and Drug Administration scientists say their study of the avian influenza virus might lead to new tests that can detect such infections. [News Source]

Egyptian boy dies of bird flu (AlertNet) Source: Reuters * Egypt's 24th bird flu death * 4-yr-old boy also contracted bird flu (Adds details, background) CAIRO, April 21 (Reuters) - A six-year-old Egyptian boy has died of the H5N1 bird flu virus, the ... [News Source]

Egyptian boy dies of bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News) A six-year-old Egyptian boy has died of the H5N1 bird flu virus, the 24th human fatality of the disease in Egypt, state news agency MENA said on Tuesday. [News Source]

FDA Researchers Contribute Insights into Avian Flu Virus (U. S. Food and Drug Administration) An in-depth analysis of blood from patients recovering from the H5N1 avian influenza virus has provided important insights into how to combat the potentially lethal virus. [News Source]

Egyptian child dies of bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News) An Egyptian boy has died of bird flu, the 24th reported death from the disease since it broke out in the country in 2006, state media reported on Tuesday. [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]

Avian flu cases in Egypt raise alarms. An unusual pattern of avian flu cases in Egypt — almost all are in toddlers, all of whom have survived — has led some flu-tracking Web sites to speculate that dozens of silent cases are circulating there. [News Source]

Avian flu cases in Egypt raise alarms. An unusual pattern of avian flu cases in Egypt — almost all are in toddlers, all of whom have survived — has led some flu-tracking Web sites to speculate that dozens of silent cases are circulating there. [News Source]

Antibodies From Survivors Of Avian Influenza Give Clues For Protection (Medical News Today) In research published in PLoS Medicine, Hana Golding of the US Food and Drug Administration and colleagues have identified the regions (epitopes) of influenza virus that are recognized by antibodies in the blood of people who have recovered from H5N1 avian influenza infection. [News Source]