Japan nuclear crisis erodes farmers’ livelihoods. If Japan’s leaders regard the collapse of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex as this nation’s greatest crisis in decades, Saichi Sato has a different perspective. From where he sits in this leafy village of 8,000 about 25 miles from Daiichi, he says, this is the greatest crisis in 400 years. [News Source]

FLU NEWS SCAN: Funds for avian flu, H5N1 in raccoons, flu in Japanese shelters, narcolepsy in H1N1 vaccinees, ARDS and … Indonesia, Vietnam get H5N1 prevention boost New funds will bolster the fight against H5N1 avian influenza in Indonesia and Vietnam, two countries where the virus is endemic in poultry. [News Source]

Wild Birds May Spread Bird Flu Wild migratory birds may indeed play a role in the spread of bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1. A study by the U.S. Geological Survey, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the Chinese Academy of Sciences used satellites, outbreak data and genetics to uncover an unknown link in Tibet among wild birds, poultry and the movement of the often-deadly ... [News Source]

Bird flu suspected in Bali Jakarta (The Jakarta Post/ANN) - Almost one hundred chickens have died over the past two months in Bali. Bird flu, also known as H5N1, has reignited fears that the virus may have re-emerged on the island. [News Source]

Avian flu project to get $25 mil funding boost Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved additional funding of US$25 million for a national project to tackle avian influenza epidemics among poultry and human. [News Source]

Avian flu project to get $25 mil funding boost Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved additional funding of US$25 million for a national project to tackle avian influenza epidemics among poultry and human. [News Source]

Wild birds’ role in bird flu outbreak Washington, March 25 : Wild migratory birds may indeed play a role in the spread of bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1. [News Source]

First evidence of H5N1 transmission between domestic farms and wild birds Wild migratory birds may indeed play a role in the spread of bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1. [News Source]

Wild birds’ role in bird flu outbreak Washington, March 25 (IANS) Wild migratory birds may indeed play a role in the spread of bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1. [News Source]

H7 bird flu found at poultry farm in southwestern Netherlands A strain of bird flu was found at a poultry farm in southwestern the Netherlands on Friday, the Dutch government confirmed. Tens of thousands of chickens will be culled as a result. The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation said in a statement that bird flu was detected at a poultry farm in the municipality of Kapelle, located in the province of Zeeland. "It involves the ... [News Source]

Wild Birds May Play A Role In The Spread Of Bird Flu, New Research Suggests Wild migratory birds may indeed play a role in the spread of bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1. A study by the U.S. Geological Survey, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the Chinese Academy of Sciences used satellites, outbreak data and genetics to uncover an unknown link in Tibet among wild birds, poultry and the movement of the often-deadly ... [News Source]

H7 bird flu found at poultry farm in southwestern Netherlands KAPELLE, NETHERLANDS : A strain of bird flu was found at a poultry farm in southwestern the Netherlands on Friday, the Dutch government confirmed. Tens of thousands of chickens will be culled as a result. [News Source]