Bird flu warning out THE public should refrain from catching, handling, keeping and trading wild birds to avoid the risk of bird flu. [News Source]

Eleven challenges facing 7 billion super-consumers. Though rarely addressed directly in policy (and more often than not avoided in polite conversations), the issue of overpopulation is central to environmentally sustainability and human welfare. [News Source]

Most of Bali Hospitals Not Ready to Handle Bird Flu Cases Most of the hospitals in the resort island of Bali have not yet ready to handle the referral of patients infected with bird flu virus [...] [News Source]

Bird flu warning out THE public should refrain from catching, handling, keeping and trading wild birds to avoid the risk of bird flu. [News Source]

Super bugs. The next time you pop an antibiotic, consider this: You may be helping a dormant virus mutate into an even more lethal killer. [News Source]

Wild pigs, sheep on remote island causing concern among wildlife officials. The biggest concern officials have isn't where the animals came from or whether the animals are licensed to be there, but that both the sheep and pigs could spread disease or interbreed with other wild animal populations. [News Source]

New bird in the hand (EXCLUSIVE) New rules for closing Mai Po nature reserve in a bird flu alert face their biggest test as Hong Kong's peak flu season nears. [News Source]

HK holds exercise to prepare for avian flu outbreak The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) of Hong Kong on Thursday conducted a field simulation exercise to review its preparedness in case a poultry culling operation is required in response to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the territory. [News Source]

Bird flu warning out THE public should refrain from catching, handling, keeping and trading wild birds to avoid the risk of bird flu. [News Source]

Chickens Die of H5N1 in Indonesia Bekasi "Every day, there were dead chickens" [News Source]

Is your world awash with germs? Only one in 10 of us wash our hands after going to the toilet – yet as a society we have never found the idea of germs more disgusting. Why the confusion? [News Source]

Bird Flu Vax Spurs Virus Evolution Inadequate poultry immunization programs may cause higher mutations rates in the bird flu virus, rendering the vaccine ineffective and increasing the threat of cross-species transmission. [News Source]