Avian flu outbreak sends Tibetan county on alert (China Economic Net) A Tibetan county in northwest China's Qinghai Province is culling poultry, disinfecting farms and banning outsiders from entering Tuesday, two days after an outbreak of H5N1 avian flu was confirmed among migratory birds. [News Source]

Avian flu control seen in new research (The Chilliwack Progress) A chemical compound that can stop the avian flu virus - or apparently any influenza-type virus like swine flu - from spreading has been discovered by an international research team that includes an SFU professor. [News Source]

Expert: Bird flu still a threat (The New Straits Times) KUALA LUMPUR: Do not let your guard down against the H5N1 (bird flu) virus. [News Source]

Experts at WHO focus on vaccines as flu spreads. The H1N1 flu virus is likely to keep spreading rapidly between people, within countries and across the globe, having already been confirmed in 40 countries and 48 U.S. states, the head of the World Health Organisation said on Monday. [News Source]

A long search for a universal flu vaccine. A major problem is shaking up as the world prepares for a possible pandemic this fall from the new strain of swine flu. It is impossible to know how many people might die before a vaccine matched to that strain can be manufactured. [News Source]

Japan acts to contain swine flu outbreak. The increasing number of swine flu cases in Japan raises the likelihood that the World Health Organization will soon have to raise its pandemic alert level to 6. [News Source]

Purdue scientist races to create H1N1 flu vaccine. In a laboratory at Purdue University’s School of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Suresh Mittal and his research assistants are working against time to develop a vaccine for the H1N1 influenza A virus. [News Source]

Avian flu outbreak sends Tibetan county on alert (China Daily) GONGHE COUNTY, Qinghai -- A Tibetan county in northwest China's Qinghai Province is culling poultry, disinfecting farms and banning outsiders from entering Tuesday, two days after an outbreak of H5N1 avian flu was confirmed among migratory birds. [News Source]

Egypt announces 27th bird flu fatality (AP via Yahoo! News) Egypt's official news agency says a 4-year-old girl has died of bird flu, making her the country's 27th death from the virus since 2006. [News Source]