Shot season: A flu vaccine primer Q. Is the H1N1 virus still as much of a threat as it was last year? [News Source]

Precautions urged The death from bird flu of a 20 year-old woman from the Shubra Al-Kheima district of Qalioubiya governorate on 27 July, and of a 33 year-old woman from the same governorate on 29 August, brings the total death toll from avian flu in Egypt to 112 since the virus first appeared. [News Source]

ND, federal agencies testing for bird flu BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - State and federal wildlife agencies plan to continue testing wild birds in North Dakota for highly pathogenic strains of avian influenza, better known as bird flu. [News Source]

Bird flu surveillance continues in ND State and federal wildlife agencies plan to continue testing  wild birds in North Dakota for highly pathogenic strains of avian influenza, better known as bird flu. [News Source]

Expert Warns Of Complacency Over New Flu Strains A virus expert on Sunday urged health authorities around the world to remain vigilant even though the recent swine flu pandemic was less deadly than forecasted, warning that bird flu could ignite the next global outbreak. An official with the World Health Organization (WHO) also defended the UN’s health agency against accusations that it wasted governments’ money and enriched pharmaceutical ... [News Source]

Expert warns of complacency after swine flu fizzle A leading virus expert urged health authorities around the world Sunday to stay vigilant even though the recent swine flu pandemic was less deadly than expected, warning that bird flu could spark the next ... [News Source]

Drop in chicken farmgate price could hurt growers, solon says MANILA – Farmgate price of chicken has been reduced from P54 to P52 a kilo due to the proliferation of imported chicken parts in the market, Agham Party-list Rep. Angelo Palmones said. [News Source]

Bird and swine flu ‘super-lab’ at St Pancras site A maximum security laboratory next to St Pancras station will be at the front line of Britain's fight against the next flu pandemic. [News Source]

International Journal Canada's incoming Governor General has marked his first milestone in the job - meeting the Queen. David Johnston and his wife Sharon appeared before Her Majesty at Balmoral Castle, the Queen's summer home in Scotland. [News Source]

DNA testing bad news for wildlife traffickers Despite strict federal and state laws, the illegal wildlife trade is lucrative enough to persist in Australia. [News Source]

Why bird flu didn’t become a pandemic Washington, Sep 6 : A new study has revealed that why irrespective of the 2005 outbreak of the H5N1 'bird flu' virus in South East Asia, it didn't' turn into a pandemic. [News Source]

Plaque-causing bacteria increases risk of heart attack Plaque-causing bacteria can jailbreak from the mouth into the bloodstream and increase your risk of heart attack says a scientist at the Society for General Microbiology's autumn meeting in Nottingham. [News Source]