Vietnam slaughters poultry over bird flu fears (Vietnews Online) Thousands of ducks and chickens have been slaughtered in Vietnam as the government tries to contain an outbreak of bird flu ahead of the Tet or the Lunar New Year [News Source]

NEWS SCAN: H5N1 in Egypt, Lassa virus contract, hospital pandemic planning gaps (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy) Egypt confirms man's H5N1 infection Egypt's health ministry today confirmed an H5N1 avian influenza infection in a 37-year-old man who is in critical condition, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported. The man is from Helwan governorate, located in the Cairo suburbs. [News Source]

Vietnam slaughters poultry over bird flu fears (AFP via Yahoo! News) Thousands of ducks and chickens have been slaughtered in Vietnam as the government tries to contain an outbreak of bird flu ahead of the Lunar New Year, the government said Wednesday. [News Source]

A family left behind by the H1N1 virus. One of about 11,000 swine flu deaths nationwide, Karen Romo's in many ways typifies the pandemic. She was young, poor, pregnant and Latina. [News Source]

Vietnam slaughters poultry over bird flu fears (Philippine Daily Inquirer) HANOI - Thousands of ducks and chickens have been slaughtered in Vietnam as the government tries to contain an outbreak of bird flu ahead of the Lunar New Year, the government said Wednesday. [News Source]