Pacific Rim prepares for new avian flu (Moldova.org) The governments of Japan, China and South Korea are making joint preparations in the event of an outbreak of a new strain of avian flu.The three nations plan to conduct drills to determine whether information sharing and quarantine measures planned will be sufficient to deal with such an occurrence, The Yomiuri Shimbun reported Monday.The H5N1 avian influenza virus is said to have mutated into a ... [News Source]