Swine flu virus found in Ontario turkey operation. Ontario's top medical official says an outbreak of swine flu among turkeys is a “clarion call” for poultry and livestock workers to get both the seasonal and H1N1 flu shots. [News Source]

Turkey H1N1 outbreak poses no food risk. An outbreak of H1N1 at a Kitchener turkey farm poses a "minimal" public health threat, but underscores the importance of containing the spread of the virus, Ontario's chief medical officer of health says. [News Source]

First evidence that bird flu is spread sexually. Bird flu may be a sexually transmitted infection--at least in ducks. That's the suggestion of an analysis of flu prevalence and mating behaviour that also proposes an easy way to spot duck populations most at risk of harbouring avian flu. [News Source]

Rice University scientists win NIH stimulus funds to study influenza A (News-Medical-Net) Rice University scientists have won a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to scrutinize the influenza A virus for clues that could lead to more effective antiviral drugs. Strains of influenza A include this year's pandemic H1N1 variety, some seasonal varieties and the much-feared H5N1 bird flu. [News Source]