Bird flu detected in Pokhara (Nepalnews. com) Tests conducted in a sophisticated lab in London have confirmed suspicion of prevalence of bird flu, the Avian Influenza H5N1 virus, in Pokhara. [News Source]

Testing of dead birds scaled back (Honolulu Advertiser) Got dead bird? Unless it's a native bird or a large group of birds, don't call the state. The state this month discontinued testing of dead birds that had been done under a program aimed at early detection of the West Nile virus and potential avian influenza. [News Source]

NEWS SCAN: H5N1 vaccine problems, outbreaks in 2 countries (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy) Indonesian scientist says H5N1 may be outwitting poultry vaccines An Indonesian virologist says the H5N1 avian influenza virus in Indonesia may have evolved so as to make the poultry vaccines used there less effective, according to a report in the Jakarta Globe. [News Source]

Of Swine, Birds And Men — Pandemic H1N1 Flu (Medical News Today) Current research suggests that pandemic H1N1 influenza of swine origin has distinct means of transmission from the seasonal flu, yet does not result in the pathogenic severity of avian flu viruses. The related report by Chan et al, "Tropism and Innate Host Responses of the 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Virus in ex Vivo and in Vitro Cultures of Human Conjunctiva and Respiratory Tract," appears... [News Source]

Testing of dead birds scaled back (Honolulu Advertiser) Got dead bird? Unless it's a native bird or a large group of birds, don't call the state. The state this month discontinued testing of dead birds that had been done under a program aimed at early detection of the West Nile virus and potential avian influenza. [News Source]