New outbreak of bird flu confirmed in Cambodia (GMA News) PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodian authorities began a mass killing of ducks Wednesday after confirming a fresh outbreak of the deadly bird flu virus. [News Source]

Rise in antibacterials worries researchers. Everywhere you go, it seems the flu is not far from people’s minds. Public antibacterial dispensers have become abundant at convenience stores and supermarkets. Researchers want to know if such hypervigilance about germs has unintended consequences. [News Source]

Second wave of swine flu to hit. Experts predict a second wave of swine flu will hit Australia as early as the end of this month. Figures obtained by The Sun-Herald show that just one-fifth of NSW adults have been immunised against H1N1. [News Source]

Is the US swine flu epidemic over? While federal health officials are not ready to declare the threat has passed and the outbreak has run its course, they did report Friday that for the fourth week in a row, no states had widespread flu activity. U.S. cases have been declining since late October. [News Source]

Novel on flu crisis unfolds right here (The Columbus Dispatch) T he electricity is out, the food is almost gone, the neighbors are dead or missing, and a winter storm is approaching. Trapped in a Columbus suburb with two young daughters, Ann and Peter Brooks aren't sure what to do or where to head when civil order collapses because of an avian-flu pandemic. How far the unhappily married couple will go to protect their family is explored by Columbus writer ... [News Source]