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Jan 18, 2007: Testing yields clues to bird virus behavior
Jan 10, 2007: Human bird flu case reported in Anhui
Jan 8, 2007: Dead bird tests positive for H5N1
Jan 4, 2007: Tests on dead bird in Hong Kong point to avian flu
Dec 19, 2006: New bird flu outbreaks in Vietnam
Dec 18, 2006: Infection blamed for 2,000 Idaho duck deaths
Dec 16, 2006: Delaware on guard for avian flu
Dec 14, 2006: Thousands of ducks mysteriously dying in Idaho
Dec 14, 2006: Bird flu downplayed as ducks die
Dec 14, 2006: Myanmar continues to monitor possible bird-flu-virus-carrying migratory bird
Dec 13, 2006: Nature reserve on bird flu alert
Dec 12, 2006: Migratory birds' death causes concern among wildlife lovers
Dec 12, 2006: Saliva swabs for bird flu virus more effective than fecal samples
Dec 11, 2006: Keep small birds out of chicken farms
Dec 8, 2006: Keep small birds out of chicken farms
Dec 5, 2006: Defending against bird flu
Dec 5, 2006: Winter Vigilance Against Bird Flu
Dec 5, 2006: Bird imports may spread bird flu
Nov 30, 2006: Avian Influenza Alert Upgraded
Nov 30, 2006: China issues bird flu alert
Nov 29, 2006: Migratory birds looked at as possible source of bird flu
Nov 29, 2006: Highly virulent strain of bird flu confirmed in South Korea
Nov 28, 2006: Satellite-tracking Large Black-headed Gulls Breeding at Qinghai Lake Arrived at Bangladesh Bay
Nov 27, 2006: Cranes could bring bird flu
Nov 27, 2006: Going to great lengths: Bird flu researcher tells of trip to Alaska
Nov 27, 2006: Highly virulent strain of bird flu confirmed in South Korea
Nov 21, 2006: UNH researchers track bird flu with satellites
Nov 21, 2006: Dutch let poultry outdoors as bird flu fears ease
Nov 20, 2006: Big laboratory for diagnosing bird flu opens outside Novosibirsk
Nov 20, 2006: Bird flu: Is it still a threat?
Nov 17, 2006: Fort Collins watches for avian flu
Nov 17, 2006: New bird flu-infected area reported in northern Egypt
Nov 17, 2006: TESTERS GATHER TO LOOK FOR BIRDS WITH H5N1 FLU VIRUS
Nov 16, 2006: Clues to pandemic bird flu found
Nov 15, 2006: Romanian poultry sector looks to future without bird flu
Nov 15, 2006: OSHA Guidance Update on Protecting Employees from Avian Flu Viruses 2006
Nov 14, 2006: Bird flu risk 'highlighted' in new hard-hitting report
Nov 14, 2006: Gene chip test identifies bird flu strains
Nov 13, 2006: China reports 10 bird flu outbreaks this year
Nov 8, 2006: DENR keeps watch on Davao's bird hotspots
Nov 8, 2006: WHO tells bird flu scientists to stop squabbling
Nov 8, 2006: France rates bird flu risk as negligible
Nov 8, 2006: Bird flu expert selected to head WHO
Nov 8, 2006: India sounds bird flu alert as migration season begins
Nov 7, 2006: Migration of swallows raises fears of avian flu
Nov 6, 2006: Chinese scientists identify deadly gene in H5N1
Nov 6, 2006: Chinese experts say no evidence of new bird flu strain in China
Nov 6, 2006: Information On Bird Flu Cases Poorly Recorded, Scientists Say
Nov 6, 2006: Bird flu patrols begin in bid to keep virus out
Nov 3, 2006: Strain Of Bird Flu Found In Niagara County
Nov 3, 2006: Study fingers migrating ducks in bird flu spread
Nov 3, 2006: Influenza research at the human and animal interface
Nov 3, 2006: UN: Migratory birds not major cause of flu transmission
Nov 2, 2006: Information On Bird Flu Cases Poorly Recorded, Scientists Say
Nov 2, 2006: China says no evidence of new bird flu strain
Nov 2, 2006: Bird flu patrols stepped up in UK
Nov 1, 2006: New Bird Flu Strain Spreads Fast, Is Resistant to Vaccine
Nov 1, 2006: WHO blasts Chinese government for not sharing samples of new bird flu strain
Nov 1, 2006: New tool helps track bird flu
Oct 31, 2006: Migrating flocks declared H5N1-free
Oct 27, 2006: U.S. expecting more low-pathogenic bird flu
Oct 26, 2006: No bird flu cases registered among Russians
Oct 24, 2006: Bird flu takes an increasing toll but the world escaped an immediate influenza pandemic, U.N. bird flu chief says
Oct 24, 2006: Common wood duck and laughing gull could transmit bird flu in America
Oct 23, 2006: Mongolian veterinary has symptoms of bird flu
Oct 23, 2006: Testing finds Australian wildlife free of bird flu
Oct 23, 2006: Alaska villagers living in bird flu's flight path
Oct 23, 2006: Ilocos Norte areas at bird flu risk tagged
Oct 23, 2006: Anatidae Migration in the Western Palearctic and Spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Virus
Oct 18, 2006: Keep Eye Out for Avian Flu
Oct 18, 2006: 'Chicken guards' ready to die for their country
Oct 18, 2006: Taiwan steps up efforts against bird flu
Oct 17, 2006: New bird flu restrictions come into force
Oct 17, 2006: Susceptibility of North American Ducks and Gulls to H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses
Oct 17, 2006: Evidence for influenza A virus RNA in Siberian lake ice
Oct 13, 2006: Susceptibility of North American Ducks and Gulls to H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses
Oct 12, 2006: Bird flu case in Thai dog raises questions about infection
Oct 12, 2006: Bird flu not a threat to waterfowl hunters, expert says
Oct 10, 2006: Final tests confirm bird flu strain in Montana-USDA
Oct 10, 2006: Bird Flu Meeting Brings World?s Top Influenza and Waterfowl Authorities to the Table
Oct 10, 2006: Cats can carry bird flu, study says
Oct 4, 2006: Bird flu found in state
Oct 2, 2006: Officials discuss animal die-off response
Sep 29, 2006: China shares bird flu samples in "breakthrough": WHO
Sep 28, 2006: Migration Puts EU on Bird Flu Alert
Sep 26, 2006: Russia steps up bird flu measures in light of fall migration
Sep 25, 2006: Wyoming Game and Fish asking hunters to help with bird flu testing
Sep 18, 2006: Surveillance checks for bird flu
Sep 18, 2006: Avian flu testing begins
Sep 15, 2006: Wildfowlers on the frontline in bird flu battle
Sep 15, 2006: Romania builds up defences for new bird flu wave
Sep 12, 2006: Probing the Mysterious Migration of Swans Suspected in Spread of Avian Flu
Sep 11, 2006: Bird flu on its way
Sep 8, 2006: Canadian wild bird surveillance turns up no H5 bird flu viruses to date
Sep 7, 2006: Swans fitted with transmitters in bird flu fight
Sep 5, 2006: Low-risk H5N1 bird flu found in Pennsylvania ducks
Sep 5, 2006: Bird Flu Suspected In Maryland Wild Ducks
Sep 1, 2006: Expert calls for animal surveillance in Indonesia
Sep 1, 2006: H5N1 not monitored in Azerbaijan
Aug 30, 2006: Biologists Test for Bird Flu in Alaska
Aug 30, 2006: Dog contracts avian flu
Aug 29, 2006: DOI, USDA, State partners test more than 13,000 wild migratory birds in Alaska
Aug 28, 2006: Avian Influenza Tests Complete on Michigan Mute Swans
Aug 25, 2006: New Web Tool Tracks H5N1 Testing of US Wild Birds
Aug 25, 2006: 'Migratory Birds Not Spreading Bird Flu'
Aug 22, 2006: Hunters should be on lookout for bird flu
Aug 22, 2006: Two dead owls at Dutch zoo probably not infected with bird flu
Aug 18, 2006: Avian influenza situation in Indonesia-update 27
Aug 18, 2006: H5N1 virus now harder to detect in humans
Aug 17, 2006: Updated situation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) in Asia
Aug 17, 2006: New bird flu strain found in Nakhon Phanom
Aug 17, 2006: China's Bird Flu Virus Caused Thailand, Laos Outbreaks, UN Says
Aug 15, 2006: Bird flu virus found in 2 wild Michigan swans
Aug 14, 2006: BREAKING NEWS: Pointe Mouillee swans checked for bird flu strain
Aug 14, 2006: Bird flu confirmed in the Netherlands
Aug 9, 2006: Bird-flu testing migrates to Calif.
Aug 8, 2006: China confirms human bird flu case from 2003
Aug 8, 2006: Avian influenza: what ornithologists and banders should know
Aug 4, 2006: German zoo finds H5N1 bird flu in dead swan
Aug 2, 2006: Did wild birds bring avian flu to India?
Aug 2, 2006: Mild form of bird flu found on Dutch farms
Aug 1, 2006: Winnipeg animal disease lab named reference center for avian influenza, BSE
Aug 1, 2006: Lack of transmission of H5N1 avian-human reassortant influenza viruses in a ferret model
Jul 31, 2006: In Vietnam, a Gateway for Bird Flu
Jul 31, 2006: Singapore firm sets up avian flu testing labs on US Navy ships
Jul 28, 2006: UN body says H5N1 bird flu found on Lao farm
Jul 28, 2006: Avian Influenza among Waterfowl Hunters and Wildlife Professionals
Jul 26, 2006: Residents asked to monitor birds for Avian Flu
Jul 25, 2006: H5N1 virus outbreak confirmed in Phichit
Jul 17, 2006: Phylogenetic analysis revealed genetic similarity of the H5N1 avian influenza viruses isolated from HPAI outbreaks in chickens in Maharashtra, India, with those isolated from swan in Italy and Iran in 2006
Jul 17, 2006: Indonesia: Suspected (42nd) Death from H5N1 Avian Influenza
Jul 17, 2006: Philadelphia Bird Market Closed After Positive Bird Flu Tests
Jul 13, 2006: Family tragedy spotlights flu mutations
Jul 12, 2006: Hunt for poultry raises flu concern
Jul 12, 2006: Saskatoon center to run survey for avian flu in wild birds
Jul 12, 2006: Farmers' fury over bird flu claims
Jul 10, 2006: Highly pathogenic avian influenza in wildlife in Spain
Jul 6, 2006: "Bird influenza by Krasnoyarsk edge led to a reduction in the number of birds"
Jul 6, 2006: 3 bird-flu viruses hit Nigeria
Jul 6, 2006: Avian Influenza - Latest Information-July 5, 2006
Jul 5, 2006: Should wild birds now be considered a permanent reservoir of the virus?
Jul 5, 2006: After a respite, specter of bird flu looms
Jul 3, 2006: Deadly bird flu strain found in Nigeria
Jul 3, 2006: How Avian Flu Virus Infects
Jun 30, 2006: Human Transmission But No Pandemic in Indonesia
Jun 30, 2006: Epidemiology of WHO-confirmed human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) infection
Jun 28, 2006: In 12 regions of Iltaisky Krai, Russia, wild birds show signs of avian influenza
Jun 27, 2006: New bird flu outbreak hits Siberia
Jun 27, 2006: Zoo on forefront of avian flu fight
Jun 26, 2006: First cases found of avian flu caught from wild
Jun 26, 2006: Two spiked by bird flu bug
Jun 23, 2006: WHO says H5N1 mutated in Indonesia
Jun 23, 2006: A Closer Look at Bird Flu's Victims
Jun 23, 2006: Expert: Bird flu more widespread than thought in Indonesian poultry
Jun 23, 2006: Russia reports H5N1 bird flu strain In Siberian Tuva
Jun 22, 2006: WHO: Bird flu spread among family members
Jun 22, 2006: WHO finds no human transmission in bird flu cluster in Indonesia
Jun 22, 2006: Fatal infection with influenza A (H5N1) virus in China
Jun 21, 2006: Federal lab hasn't found any avian flu viruses from P.E.I. samples
Jun 20, 2006: Scientists Go to Iowa for Bird Flu School
Jun 20, 2006: New bird flu outbreak in Shanxi
Jun 20, 2006: China reports new bird flu outbreak
Jun 20, 2006: Cat infection by bird flu detected in Indonesia
Jun 19, 2006: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in China (People's Rep. of ~) (in wildlife) (follow-up report no. 3)
Jun 19, 2006: Deadly bird flu virus confirmed in large Hungarian poultry farm
Jun 19, 2006: H5 avian flu virus found in domestic goose in PEI; further testing needed
Jun 16, 2006: Bird Flu Patient Checked for Neurological Symptoms
Jun 16, 2006: Alaska is front line vs. avian virus
Jun 16, 2006: New China case suggests H5N1 now more infectious: HK
Jun 15, 2006: Maine tests wild birds for avian flu
Jun 15, 2006: H5N1 Not In US Migratory Birds
Jun 14, 2006: Anchorage lab certified to test for bird flu
Jun 13, 2006: UK scientists call for more research into bird flu
Jun 13, 2006: Kinmen coast guard intercepts smuggled birds, suspects flee
Jun 13, 2006: Bird flu found in northeastern Ukraine, first appearance outside of Black Sea region
Jun 12, 2006: Wild birds only partly to blame in spreading H5N1
Jun 12, 2006: New bird flu case in Xinjiang under control: ministry
Jun 12, 2006: Quarantine in bird-flu stricken Altai village lifted
Jun 12, 2006: Bird flu samples test negative, so far
Jun 9, 2006: Bird Flu Appears in Romania, Nuclear Central to be Quarantined
Jun 9, 2006: Prisoners, Eskimos Mobilize for Alaskan Bird-Flu Surveillance
Jun 9, 2006: U.S. officials test for bird flu in arctic Alaska
Jun 7, 2006: So who's really to blame for bird flu?
Jun 7, 2006: Ag Secretary Says Bird Flu Easily Found
Jun 6, 2006: Bird flu in India was made in China
Jun 5, 2006: Birds won't get summer on the Rideau
Jun 5, 2006: Free as a Bird - or Under Surveillance?
Jun 5, 2006: Scientists Downplay Role of Migrating Birds in Avian Flu Spread
Jun 5, 2006: Danish ducks had less serious strain of bird flu
Jun 2, 2006: Danish ducks tested for possible H5 bird flu
Jun 1, 2006: Wild Animal Trade Plays Role in Bird Flu Spread, Scientists Say
Jun 1, 2006: E.U. says bird flu found in 741 birds in 13 member states
Jun 1, 2006: Wild bird role in flu 'unclear'
Jun 1, 2006: Don't Just Assume Wild Birds Spread Bird Flu
May 31, 2006: Two clusters of human infection with influenza A/H5N1 virus in the Republic of Azerbaijan, February-March 2006
May 31, 2006: Bird flu threat diminishes in Qinghai
May 31, 2006: Wild bird role in flu 'unclear'
May 31, 2006: Poultry, wild bird trade spread bird flu--experts
May 30, 2006: Athens research lab ready to fulfill bird flu mission
May 30, 2006: Toledo Zoo prepares for threat of bird flu
May 26, 2006: Romanian Press: Reasons for Advent of Bird Flu Not Yet Known
May 26, 2006: Poultry dying in Indonesia village likely flu source
May 26, 2006: Indonesia's local test shows another bird flu cluster death
May 25, 2006: Bird Flu Case May Be First Double Jump
May 25, 2006: Bird Flu Fears Ignite Debate on Scientists' Sharing of Data
May 25, 2006: Interior: Swans Likely 1st to Get Bird Flu
May 24, 2006: Keeping bird flu out of the States
May 24, 2006: Animal Diseases as Warnings
May 24, 2006: Bird flu detectives at work here
May 24, 2006: Avian influenza situation in Indonesia, update 14
May 24, 2006: WHO suspects human bird flu transmission
May 23, 2006: Expert sees bird flu not reaching US soon
May 23, 2006: INTERVIEW-Bird flu in Africa more from trade than migration
May 22, 2006: Bird flu antibodies found in migratory ducks in Tomsk region
May 20, 2006: Bird lovers in denial over bird flu
May 20, 2006: Over 300 migratory birds die in bird flu case of NW China Province
May 19, 2006: Testing for Bird Flu Begins in Alaska
May 19, 2006: Canada to test 4,200 wild birds for avian flu
May 19, 2006: Bird flu may 'burn itself out'
May 18, 2006: Two new Czech bird flu cases detected in Moravia
May 18, 2006: Codlea Bird Flu Virus Could Be From Imported Turkeys
May 18, 2006: Tests show Sumatra pigs carry bird flu virus
May 18, 2006: Man Investigated For Causing Siberian Bird Flu Outbreak
May 18, 2006: Qinghai Bird flu caused by fish farms?
May 18, 2006: Blogger reveals China's migratory goose farms near site of flu outbreak (Subscription required)
May 17, 2006: WHO confirms six bird flu cases in Indonesia
May 17, 2006: Bird smugglers deepen threat of human flu crisis
May 16, 2006: Bird flu likely to return to Europe in autumn
May 16, 2006: Bird flu found in fowl in Indonesia's Papua: Official
May 15, 2006: One Million Birds Culled in Romania after Bird Flu Outbreak
May 15, 2006: Alaskan bird feces could provide early warning system
May 12, 2006: French food agency says bird flu curbs may be eased
May 12, 2006: Baby in Djibouti diagnosed with bird flu
May 11, 2006: Bird flu antibodies detected in wild fowl in Altai territory
May 11, 2006: Birds Return to Europe Without Virus
May 9, 2006: Bird Flu May Infect People Through the Gut, Virologist Says
May 9, 2006: Smugglers Spreading Bird Flu, Experts Warn
May 9, 2006: Inmates to watch for bird flu
May 8, 2006: Bird flu antibodies found in wild goose in Arkhangelsk region
May 8, 2006: Outbreak of new bird flu cases in Qinghai confirmed
May 8, 2006: Fowl Play in Bird Flu
May 5, 2006: Europe's bird flu risk easing but not over
May 5, 2006: More studies needed on role of poultry
May 5, 2006: Live bird flu virus found in victim's blood
May 5, 2006: Bird flu outbreak confirmed in northwest China
May 4, 2006: Bird flu experts' wildfowl watch
May 4, 2006: Genetics might explain why some people get bird flu
May 3, 2006: Poultry shipments also likely spread bird flu
May 2, 2006: Scientist predicts no H5N1 bird flu virus in United States this year
May 2, 2006: Experts say bird flu virus survives longer
May 2, 2006: Tracking the deadly bird flu
May 1, 2006: Dead goose tested positive for bird flu
May 1, 2006: Smuggled wildlife spurs fears of bird flu in U.S.
Apr 30, 2006: Officials say strain found at market can't harm people.
Apr 29, 2006: Two more cases of bird flu in Norfolk
Apr 28, 2006: Federal lab in Ames testing for bird flu
Apr 28, 2006: Eye infection diagnosed in bird flu farm worker
Apr 28, 2006: Latin America at lowest of risk bird flu in world
Apr 27, 2006: Outdoor poultry ban to be lifted on May 1
Apr 27, 2006: Bird flu outbreak prompts cull on poultry farm
Apr 27, 2006: Avian influenza in Côte d'Ivoire
Apr 26, 2006: H5N1 virus confirmed in all 12 bird flu cases in Czech Republic
Apr 26, 2006: Epicenter of pandemic bird flu strain shifts to Russia
Apr 25, 2006: Experts say warm weather won't put lid on H5N1 virus
Apr 23, 2006: Tests: Pigeons don't pose bird flu trouble
Apr 22, 2006: 'Biosecurity' is buzzword vs. bird flu
Apr 21, 2006: Swans test positive for bird flu in France
Apr 21, 2006: Penguins Get Norway's First Bird Flu Shots
Apr 21, 2006: No need to cull wild birds to stop bird flu
Apr 21, 2006: Animal infections with HPAI H5N1 virus in Europe, European Union
Apr 21, 2006: Alaska prison farm will watch for bird flu
Apr 20, 2006: Bird flu hard to catch, but deadly, says new research
Apr 20, 2006: Citing bird flu fears, Key Westers vote to remove free-roaming chickens
Apr 18, 2006: Wild birds are not to blame for spreading avian flu
Apr 18, 2006: Avian flu fears spark bird dumpings
Apr 18, 2006: Rostov geese don't have bird flu - Moscow laboratory
Apr 17, 2006: Alaskans should not be overly concerned as bird migration resumes
Apr 17, 2006: Bird Flu Virus May Be Spread by Smuggling
Apr 14, 2006: Tests Show First Case Of Bird Flu In Russia's Far East
Apr 13, 2006: Alaska Natives likely to be exposed to bird flu
Apr 13, 2006: Flu and mismanagement
Apr 13, 2006: 101 cases of H5N1 bird flu virus detected in Austria since mid February
Apr 13, 2006: Bird flu expected in Alaska in May
Apr 13, 2006: Smugglers undercut fight against bird flu
Apr 13, 2006: Susceptibility of animal species to the H5N1 Asian strain
Apr 12, 2006: Expert Says Bird Flu No Imminent Threat
Apr 12, 2006: UN Report: Restoring World's Wetlands Key to Reducing Bird Flu
Apr 12, 2006: Error forces rethink on bird flu risk zone
Apr 12, 2006: Britain's bird flu testing method questioned
Apr 12, 2006: Migratory birds brought H5N1 to Europe - food agency
Apr 11, 2006: Farm fish fed dead chickens a risk for H5N1 influenza in Indonesia?
Apr 11, 2006: Swan 'may have died outside UK'
Apr 8, 2006: Garden birds threat 'short on science'
Apr 8, 2006: Factory farms in Asia blamed for pandemic
Apr 7, 2006: Bird flu turns up in Scotland; Canada could be next destination
Apr 7, 2006: JNCC: UK's world view on avian influenza supported
Apr 6, 2006: Vietnam finds bird flu in poultry from China
Apr 6, 2006: U.K. Swan Had H5N1 Bird Flu Virus, Sky News Reports
Apr 6, 2006: Deadly H5N1 Bird Flu Virus Found in Nigeria's Commercial Capital
Apr 6, 2006: Eighth case of bird flu occurs near Austrian border
Apr 6, 2006: Deadly bird flu strain confirmed
Apr 5, 2006: Bird flu found in German poultry
Apr 5, 2006: Dutch warns cats could play role in bird flu transmission, mutation
Apr 5, 2006: Seventh case of bird flu in Czech Republic
Apr 4, 2006: Wild birds tested for avian flu clues
Apr 4, 2006: 32 swans infected with bird flu virus destroyed in Poland
Apr 3, 2006: Bird flu test shooting announced in Russia's Far East
Apr 3, 2006: Wild bird smugglers pose avian-flu threat
Apr 2, 2006: Bird Flu Virus Confirmed In Dead Owl
Apr 2, 2006: Tests confirm fourth Swiss bird flu case in wildfowl
Apr 1, 2006: Fifth case of bird flu registered in Czech Republic
Mar 31, 2006: Israel suspects journalists of spreading bird flu
Mar 31, 2006: Azeri girl, 16, treated for suspected bird flu
Mar 30, 2006: Another case of the bird flu virus confirmed in Northern Cameroon.
Mar 30, 2006: Wild Claims about Avian Flu
Mar 29, 2006: Second bird flu case in Czech Rep
Mar 29, 2006: Bird flu case hits Czech Republic
Mar 28, 2006: On the Front: A Pandemic Is Worrisome but 'Unlikely'
Mar 28, 2006: The 1918 Flu Killed Millions. Does It Hold Clues for Today?
Mar 28, 2006: From the Chickens' Perspective, the Sky Really Is Falling
Mar 28, 2006: How Serious Is the Risk of Avian Flu?
Mar 28, 2006: First case of bird flu in Czech Republic
Mar 28, 2006: Don't blame wild birds
Mar 28, 2006: Bird flu detected in Swedish mink
Mar 26, 2006: Twelfth case of H5N1 bird flu confirmed in Denmark
Mar 25, 2006: Dead falcon found in Hong Kong tests positive for bird flu
Mar 25, 2006: 1st bird flu case detected in German capital
Mar 24, 2006: French farm did not get bird flu from wild birds
Mar 24, 2006: Greyhound Canada ends animal service on bird flu fear
Mar 24, 2006: Bird flu case confirmed in Jordan
Mar 24, 2006: Russia fears wild birds may spread avian flu
Mar 23, 2006: Three more cases of bird flu found in Stockholm
Mar 23, 2006: UN: Bird Flu May Imperil Diversity
Mar 22, 2006: Officials note state's role in bird flu detection
Mar 22, 2006: Bird flu spreads to northern Zealand of Denmark
Mar 21, 2006: US Officials Ramp Up Bird Flu Preparations
Mar 21, 2006: Agriculture Minister Boim admits tainted poultry was mishandled
Mar 21, 2006: Bird flu suspected at Moshav Kinneret
Mar 21, 2006: Pakistan confirms first two cases of H5N1 bird flu
Mar 20, 2006: Bird samples test negative for virus
Mar 20, 2006: Bird flu reappears in Kazakhstan
Mar 20, 2006: France reports new H5N1 case in wild duck
Mar 19, 2006: Voronezh Region wants people to kill all poultry to prevent bird flu
Mar 19, 2006: Blame Big Chicken Farms for Bird Flu Threat
Mar 18, 2006: Don't blame the wild birds
Mar 17, 2006: The cost of bird flu hysteria
Mar 17, 2006: Govt reaction too slow, say Jalgaon villagers
Mar 17, 2006: Flyways? Pets? Experts Weigh How Bird Flu Might Enter U.S.
Mar 17, 2006: Sweden Confirms H5N1 Strain in Dead Owl
Mar 16, 2006: Bird flu: Scientists continue virus trail
Mar 16, 2006: Most bird flu samples are 'unfit for testing'
Mar 16, 2006: NOTES ON A SPECIES NEW TO SCIENCE - THE TOOTH FAIRY BIRD
Mar 16, 2006: Bird Flu Puts An Element Of Peril Into Buddhist Rite
Mar 16, 2006: Bird flu 'causes first dog death'
Mar 16, 2006: Deadly bird flu found in Denmark
Mar 15, 2006: Swedish bird flu confirmed as H5N1
Mar 15, 2006: Alaska Villagers to Help Bird Flu Survey
Mar 15, 2006: Vet's Work in Cambodia May Hold Clues to Spread of Avian Flu
Mar 15, 2006: Shoot the Crows, Health Official Says
Mar 14, 2006: Croatian seagulls carrying bird flu
Mar 13, 2006: Outbreak of bird flu restricted to Navapur: BNHS
Mar 13, 2006: Cameroon suspects wild fowl introduced bird flu
Mar 13, 2006: Deadly bird flu strain reported in Myanmar
Mar 13, 2006: China's bird flu threat
Mar 10, 2006: Expect H5N1 virus in Canada soon: UN
Mar 10, 2006: Bird flu-infected poultry found in China markets
Mar 10, 2006: No bird flu virus found in dead ducks
Mar 10, 2006: Duck shooters asked to lookout for bird flu signs
Mar 10, 2006: Deadly bird flu not in US yet
Mar 9, 2006: Serbia says H5N1 bird flu strain found in swan
Mar 9, 2006: Norway tests dead ducks for H5N1 bird flu
Mar 9, 2006: H5N1 infection found in a stone marten in Germany
Mar 9, 2006: First case of H5N1 bird flu in Albania
Mar 7, 2006: Ornithologists warn about the danger of slaughtering birds
Mar 7, 2006: Poultry faeces likely cause of bird flu spread, German expert says
Mar 7, 2006: Bulgaria rejects accusations of bird flu cover-up
Mar 7, 2006: WHO urges more studies on bird flu infections in cats
Mar 7, 2006: Nigeria: Bird Flu Confirmed in Three More States
Mar 7, 2006: Learned ornithologists consider the shooting of birds useless
Mar 6, 2006: New cases of H5 bird flu discovered in Sweden
Mar 6, 2006: Austrian cats test positive for bird flu
Mar 6, 2006: Bird flu detected on Channel coast
Mar 6, 2006: Polish lab confirms country's first cases of H5N1 bird flu in two swans.
Mar 6, 2006: Industry caused the flu; why blame wild birds?
Mar 4, 2006: Lethal bird flu spreads in France
Mar 4, 2006: Poland identifies first case of H5 bird flu
Mar 3, 2006: Bird flu may persist for years in wild according to UK vet
Mar 3, 2006: Sweden tests dead mink for bird flu
Mar 3, 2006: BASC: Extends avian flu monitoring to crows and magpies.
Mar 3, 2006: Three more bird flu cases reported in Germany
Mar 3, 2006: France reports 11 new cases of H5N1 bird flu
Mar 3, 2006: Nigeria suspects illegal imports brought bird flu
Mar 2, 2006: Avian Influenza, Poultry vs Migratory Birds
Mar 2, 2006: Bird Island under strict surveillance against bird flu in Qinghai
Mar 2, 2006: Hungary has new cases of bird flu near Budapest
Mar 2, 2006: Serbia says dead swan tests positive for bird flu
Mar 2, 2006: Bird flu detected in 24 settlements in southern Dagestan
Mar 1, 2006: Swan Dies of Bird Flu in Chechnya
Mar 1, 2006: Second case of bird flu detected
Mar 1, 2006: Sweden reports first case of bird flu
Feb 28, 2006: Sweden hit by bird flu scare
Feb 28, 2006: Bird flu: Cat first example of mammal infection
Feb 27, 2006: Croatian swan had deadly bird flu
Feb 27, 2006: Big bird flu outbreak possible, China warns
Feb 27, 2006: China reports no avian flu case of migratory birds since last fall
Feb 27, 2006: Unless we act now, bird flu may win
Feb 27, 2006: Fowl play -The poultry industry's central role in the bird flu crisis
Feb 26, 2006: Bird flu hits 6 Russian regions - Ag Ministry
Feb 25, 2006: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Turkey -- Follow-up report No. 5
Feb 25, 2006: Bird flu found in fourth German state, near Poland
Feb 25, 2006: Hong Kong confirms three more birds dead with H5N1
Feb 24, 2006: South Korea confirms 4 workers infected with bird flu
Feb 24, 2006: H5N1 bird flu found in Georgia
Feb 24, 2006: Bird flu returns to Cambodia
Feb 24, 2006: Bird Flu Could Be Detected In Georgia
Feb 24, 2006: 400 dead birds found in India, bird flu suspected
Feb 24, 2006: New cases of bird flu found in Germany
Feb 23, 2006: Slovakia is Latest European Nation to Detect Bird Flu
Feb 23, 2006: Deadly H5N1 virus confirmed in a pigeon in southeastern Romania
Feb 23, 2006: The aves, and ave nots
Feb 22, 2006: Avian influenza: significance of mutations in the H5N1 virus
Feb 22, 2006: Romania finds suspect cases of bird flu in wildfowl
Feb 22, 2006: HK bird flu virus linked to S.Korea 2004 strain
Feb 20, 2006: Germany Confirms Mainland Bird Flu as Virus Goes Global
Feb 20, 2006: Bird flu-hit Europe awaits African spring migration
Feb 20, 2006: Origin of recent H5N1 outbreaks in Europe remains unclear
Feb 19, 2006: Bird flu closes Cairo zoo
Feb 19, 2006: Migratory birds not likely to spread virus, says UN expert
Feb 18, 2006: Bird flu reaches India
Feb 17, 2006: Reality takes wing over bird flu
Feb 17, 2006: Ducks test positive for bird flu in Italy
Feb 16, 2006: Germany reports 10 new cases of bird flu
Feb 16, 2006: Dead swans litter German island as bird flu spreads
Feb 16, 2006: Suspect eagle keeps Macedonian president cooped up
Feb 16, 2006: Poultry, Not Wild Birds, Most Often Carries Deadly Avian Flu to Africa
Feb 16, 2006: Lethal Strain Of Bird Flu Found In Daghestan
Feb 15, 2006: Thai dogs carry bird-flu virus, but will they spread it?
Feb 15, 2006: Austria finds bird flu in swans
Feb 15, 2006: Bird Flu Spreads to Germany
Feb 14, 2006: Russia finds new H5N1 bird flu cases
Feb 14, 2006: Dead birds, apparent victims of bird flu, wash up on Azerbaijan's shores
Feb 14, 2006: Iran detects first cases of H5N1 bird flu
Feb 13, 2006: Greeks confirm three cases of bird flu in swans
Feb 13, 2006: Deadly H5N1 bird flu cases confirmed in Bulgaria
Feb 13, 2006: Two more birds H5N1-positive
Feb 13, 2006: Bird Flu Reaches Italy and Greece
Feb 13, 2006: Birds may spread single sub-strain of H5N1 virus
Feb 10, 2006: Deadly Bird Flu Virus Found in Azerbaijan
Feb 10, 2006: THESSALONIKI - SUSPECT BIRD FLU CASES
Feb 8, 2006: Bird flu reaches Africa, kills Nigerian poultry
Feb 8, 2006: Deadly bird flu detected in Nigerian outbreak
Feb 7, 2006: Dead Tuen Mun bird checked for avian flu
Feb 7, 2006: Avian flu kills fifth bird
Feb 6, 2006: Sham Tseng bird may be H5 positive
Feb 6, 2006: Many Dead Birds Found in Bulgaria Amid Bird Flu Fears
Feb 2, 2006: Bird Flu Strain Found In Hong Kong Same As In China Outbreak
Feb 1, 2006: Hong Kong says found more H5N1 flu in dead birds
Feb 1, 2006: Wild birds die on mass scale in Crimean resort zone
Jan 31, 2006: Dead birds thought to have flown in from Southern Cyprus' Ahna Lake
Jan 31, 2006: AVIAN INFLUENZA - EURASIA (37): SAUDI ARABIA, FALCON
Jan 30, 2006: Free-grazing Ducks and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, Thailand
Jan 30, 2006: Hong Kong confirms another bird dies of H5N1 flu
Jan 30, 2006: Falcons killed in Saudi Arabia in fear of bird flu
Jan 30, 2006: Bird Flu Fears Rise Around Bulgarian Lakes
Jan 24, 2006: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Jan 24, 2006: Wild bird flu blame 'too hasty'
Jan 24, 2006: Dwindling wetlands help the spread of bird flu
Jan 24, 2006: Bird-watching doctor finds two callings united by avian flu
Jan 23, 2006: Avian influenza (" bird flu") - Fact sheet (January 2006)
Jan 19, 2006: Bird flu virus survives for days in droppings
Jan 19, 2006: Oriental Magpie Robin tests H5N1 positive
Jan 11, 2006: Signs of recovery console Turks hit by bird flu
Jan 11, 2006: Bird flu hits Turkish resort on Aegean Sea
Jan 11, 2006: Human avian flu virus found in wild bird in east China province
Jan 9, 2006: Human bird flu infections reach Ankara
Jan 6, 2006: Bird flu found in wild ducks in west Turkey
Jan 5, 2006: Second Turkish teenager dies from bird flu
Jan 4, 2006: Sydney scare 'not bird flu'
Jan 4, 2006: Officials could have avian flu
Jan 4, 2006: Bird flu outbreak reported in Sichuan
Jan 4, 2006: Two patients tested positive for bird flu
Jan 4, 2006: Migratory Birds Blamed for Latest Outbreak
Jan 3, 2006: Dead Malawi swallows test negative for bird flu
Jan 2, 2006: Poor Standards Are To Blame For H5
Jan 2, 2006: Bird flu tests in eastern Turkey negative-agency
Jan 2, 2006: No bird-flu-infected bird came from Armenia to Turkey
Jan 1, 2006: Four kids tested for bird flu in Turkey
Dec 31, 2005: If the Avian Flu Hasn't Hit, Here's Why. Maybe.
Dec 30, 2005: WHO says China still not sharing bird flu samples
Dec 30, 2005: WHO warns of the danger of small, undetected H5N1 outbreaks in China
Dec 30, 2005: [Bird Flu] Mystery surrounds 7th human infection
Dec 29, 2005: Romania confirms deadly bird flu in six villages
Dec 28, 2005: Bird flu could be linked to fish farming
Dec 28, 2005: Turkey's second case of bird flu discovered
Dec 27, 2005: Drug to treat human case of bird flu developed
Dec 26, 2005: China develops first live vaccine against bird flu
Dec 26, 2005: Poultry to be slaughtered in bird flu afflicted localities of Altai
Dec 26, 2005: No virus in migrant birds--anti-avian flu task force member
Dec 25, 2005: Bird flu scare bars chickens from Polish nativity scenes
Dec 23, 2005: Romania finds new bird flu case closer to capital
Dec 23, 2005: UN: China keeping mum on bird flu
Dec 23, 2005: No more bird flu in Russia - Agriculture Ministry
Dec 22, 2005: Oseltamivir Resistance during Treatment of Influenza A (H5N1) Infection
Dec 22, 2005: Rains, not flu, blamed for Malawi bird deaths
Dec 22, 2005: EU raises farmer compensation in battle on bird flu
Dec 20, 2005: Avian vs. Pandemic Flu: Understanding the Threat
Dec 20, 2005: China hands over bird flu virus strains to WHO
Dec 20, 2005: No chance of bird flu, 13,000 blood samples negative
Dec 19, 2005: No Deadly Bird Flu in Korea
Dec 19, 2005: World Is Losing Battle to Combat Bird Flu, UN Says
Dec 19, 2005: Expert: Bird Flu's Threat Is `Basically Zero'
Dec 19, 2005: China confirms first bird flu death
Dec 19, 2005: Romania detects new suspected bird flu case
Dec 17, 2005: Malawi in bird flu scare as thousands of birds die
Dec 17, 2005: Romania detects new bird flu cases in domestic fowl
Dec 16, 2005: Connecticut Importer Admits Smuggling Chicken Feet
Dec 16, 2005: Crimeans refuse to give up birds, frustrating efforts to fight bird flu
Dec 16, 2005: Romania detects suspected new bird flu case
Dec 16, 2005: Romania Sees Bird Flu Spreading to Bulgaria
Dec 15, 2005: WHO:influenza pandemic handbook for journalists
Dec 15, 2005: New fabric kills avian flu virus, researchers say
Dec 15, 2005: Deadly bird flu outbreak confirmed in Crimea
Dec 15, 2005: Romania confirms deadly bird flu in five villages
Dec 14, 2005: China: No Bird Flu Cases for 15 Days
Dec 14, 2005: USDA Looks to Stem H5N1
Dec 14, 2005: Ukraine confirms bird flu cases
Dec 14, 2005: Pennsylvania Agriculture Department Closes Live Bird Market in Philadelphia
Dec 14, 2005: Human H5N1 case confirmed in Jiangxi
Dec 14, 2005: Russian scientist warns bird slaughter will not stop flu spread
Dec 14, 2005: Russian Expert Predicts Bird Flu Pandemic in 2 Years
Dec 14, 2005: American Zoo and Aquarium Association Releases National Guidelines For Avian Flu Preparedness
Dec 13, 2005: Test determines presence of avian flu virus in foods
Dec 13, 2005: Western Europe bird flu threat seen rising next spring
Dec 13, 2005: Ukraine Bird Flu Outbreak Spreads
Dec 12, 2005: New WHO rules may help fight bird flu
Dec 12, 2005: Official documents show bird flu in Libyan farms
Dec 12, 2005: Turkey is clear of bird flu
Dec 11, 2005: Bird flu doctor says fear is exaggerated
Dec 10, 2005: Romania detects new bird flu cases
Dec 9, 2005: Bird flu virus mutation in Ukraine is unique
Dec 9, 2005: Deadly bird flu has spread west in Romania
Dec 9, 2005: China hiding bird-flu cases: expert
Dec 8, 2005: Ukraine says deadly bird flu strain found in Crimea
Dec 8, 2005: Bird Flu Pandemic May Cost U.S. Economy $675 Billion
Dec 8, 2005: Doubts over wild birds' flu role
Dec 8, 2005: Chinese woman has deadly bird flu
Dec 8, 2005: Ukraine Says Bird Flu Strain Found in Crimea Dangerous to Humans
Dec 8, 2005: Zimbabwe grapples with bird flu outbreak at ostrich farms
Dec 8, 2005: Bird flu not spread by wild migrants-green group
Dec 8, 2005: Romania reports new cases of suspected bird flu
Dec 7, 2005: Russia Lifts Avian Flu Quarantine
Dec 7, 2005: New Bird Flu Cases Discovered in Another 6 Villages in Crimea
Dec 7, 2005: Ukraine discovers new suspected bird flu cases
Dec 6, 2005: Mass Mexican duck death not bird flu, Ag min says
Dec 6, 2005: Preliminary tests show Indonesian baby has bird flu
Dec 6, 2005: Guangxi confirms new human case of bird flu
Dec 5, 2005: Vietnam spots bird flu outbreaks in area near China
Dec 5, 2005: 2 Men with Bird Flu Infection Fears in Eastern Romania
Dec 5, 2005: New avian flu outbreak confirmed in Romania
Dec 4, 2005: Doctor says bird flu drug is 'useless'
Dec 4, 2005: Suspected outbreak of H5N1 in Zimbabwe
Dec 3, 2005: Bird flu discovered in two Crimean districts - preliminary report
Dec 3, 2005: X-rays predict bird flu 'toll' X-rays predict bird flu 'toll' X-rays predict bird flu 'toll'
Dec 2, 2005: Experts Doubt Bird Flu Tallies From China and Elsewhere
Dec 2, 2005: Seized quail have bird flu
Dec 2, 2005: Mild strain of bird flu found in N. Carolina
Dec 2, 2005: Bird by Bird, China Tackles Vast Flu Task
Dec 2, 2005: Bird flu reappears in Romania
Dec 2, 2005: Siberian bird flu strain less dangerous than Asia
Dec 2, 2005: Latest bird-flu cases in Thailand might be human-to-human transmission
Dec 2, 2005: Doyle Calls For Creation Of Bird Flu Coordination Team
Dec 2, 2005: Over 1,500 birds found dead in Ukraine
Dec 2, 2005: Micke Grove zookeepers say they're ready to battle bird flu
Dec 1, 2005: H5 virus confirmed in swan deaths in Russia's Astrakhan region and another 150 have died in Kalmykia.
Nov 30, 2005: Dead pigeons from a pest-control operation in the State of Washington prompted calls about bird flu.
Nov 30, 2005: Thailand had declared the country free of bird flu after 21 days passed since the last known outbreak on the outskirts of Bangkok.
Nov 30, 2005: A new bird flu outbreak has been reported in Xinjiang, China. So far this year, 30 outbreaks have been reported in 11 provinces and regions in China.
Nov 30, 2005: A Washington Times article on bird flu and duck hunting
Nov 30, 2005: Residents of Kalmykia, Russia, given flu shots after 30 dead swans were found.
Nov 29, 2005: FAO warns against killing wild birds to fight bird flu
Nov 29, 2005: Thailand is on the verge of declaring the country to be free of bird flu.
Nov 28, 2005: The virus from human H5N1cases in China show changes not found in recent human cases in Vietnam.
Nov 28, 2005: Two new bird flu outbreaks have been confirmed in China. One in Xinjiang and one in Hunan province.
Nov 28, 2005: Some human cases of H5N1 are found to be in family clusters.
Nov 27, 2005: Experts at a meeting in Taiwan said the real threat of HPAI H5N1 comes from domestic poultry and not wild birds.
Nov 27, 2005: Possible new site of bird flu infection in eastern Romania; turkey has tested positive for H5.
Nov 27, 2005: 35 ducks test positive for the H5 avian influenza virus in the Maritime Provinces of Canada.
Nov 25, 2005: Ho Chi Ming City will poison pigeons and other wild birds as an attempt to prevent the spread of bird flu into the city. "We will make sure that no birds are left in the city to minimize the risk of bird flu," Huynh Huu Loi, Director of Ho Chi Minh City's Animal Health Department, told the Reuters News Agency.
Nov 22, 2005: 200 gray swans in the Volga River delta have died from bird flu.
Nov 22, 2005: Starting on 11/22/05, Japan will require travelers entering Japan from bird-flu-affected countries to disinfect shoes.
Nov 21, 2005: China reports new outbreaks in Hubei and Inner Mongolia
Nov 21, 2005: Romania reports the strain of virus isolated from chickens that died in the village of Caraorman was H5N1.
Nov 21, 2005: 165,000 pounds of poultry products smuggled into the US from Asia in the last two months.
Nov 21, 2005: "The number of dead migratory and wild birds reaches a record high," Yin Chengjie, vice-minister of agriculture in China told a press conference.
Nov 20, 2005: China's Minister of Health said that the country has brought avian influenza under control mainly because bird migration is nearly over.
Nov 19, 2005: A survey of 4,800 wild birds in Canada has found no evidence of HPAI H5N1.
Nov 18, 2005: UN to develop a early warning system to alert countries of the arrival of migratory birds that might carry the H5N1 virus.
Nov 18, 2005: New bird flu outbreaks in Xinjiang and in Shanxi have been reported in China.
Nov 18, 2005: FDA panel finds no link between Tamiflu and teenage suicide.
Nov 18, 2005: A strain of low pathogenicity H5 virus has been found in a duck from a commercial poultry farm in British Columbia.
Nov 18, 2005: Two recent human cases in Indonesia could not be linked to exposure to poultry.
Nov 18, 2005: Bird flu spreads to one quarter of Vietnam's provinces.
Nov 18, 2005: China reports new bird flu outbreaks in Hubei and Xinjiang provinces.
Nov 17, 2005: Live bird market in Philadelphia closed because of discovery of a low-pathogenicity avian influenza.
Nov 17, 2005: The H7N3 strain isolated from a migratory bird in Taiwan is not highly pathogenic.
Nov 17, 2005: FDA to look into possible side effects of Tamiflu in children.
Nov 17, 2005: Local officials held a news conference to suggest that outbreaks of bird flu in Liaoning Province, China, might be due to migratory birds. Warmer local temperatures were cited as supporting data.
Nov 17, 2005: Two human cases are confirmed in China and a third is suspect.
Nov 17, 2005: Singapore announces plan to test for bird flu in migratory birds.
Nov 17, 2005: Canada finds it difficult to determine the subtype of avian influenza in the wild bird samples because of co-infections.
Nov 16, 2005: China's Ministry of Health confirmed for the first time three human cases of bird flu.
Nov 16, 2005: New strains of H3 and H4 avian influenza virus have been found in Vietnamese chickens.
Nov 16, 2005: The Surinam parrot that died in the UK quarantine probably was not infected with H5N1.
Nov 15, 2005: H5N1 virus might not be readily spread among birds as other bird species in the UK quarantine facility did not become infected after exposure to the mensia finches from Taiwan.
Nov 15, 2005: 50 finches have died of bird flu in a quarantine facility in the UK.
Nov 15, 2005: China announced that it will vaccinate all poultry nationwide.
Nov 15, 2005: Penn State researcher has developed a new test for H5 and H7 strains of bird flu.
Nov 15, 2005: A timeline of bird flu outbreaks in Russia can be found here.
Nov 15, 2005: China reports the identification of its first possible human case of bird flu in a nine-year-old boy from Hunan province.
Nov 14, 2005: A new H5N1 outbreak has occurred in Anhui Province, China. This is the second outbreak in the province this year.
Nov 14, 2005: A possible bird flu outbreak may have appeared in the western province of Xinjiang in China.
Nov 14, 2005: South Dakota State University is opening a bird flu testing center.
Nov 14, 2005: Foster Farms, a poultry operation in Merced, California, provides an excellent example of good biosecurity practices.
Nov 13, 2005: Oxoid has developed the Xpect Flu A & B test which can distinguish between the two major groups of influenza viruses in 15 min.
Nov 13, 2005: China has successfully stopped the spread of bird flu by culling wild birds, according to the vice minister of the State Forest Administration. The culling of wild birds is not recommended according to the World Health Organization and the FAO.
Nov 13, 2005: China has closed the Xianghai National Nature Reserve in Jilin Province to reduce human contact with migratory birds.
Nov 13, 2005: Walter Boyce at U. C. Davis Wildlife Health Center is testing hunter-killed birds in Yolo County, CA for bird flu.
Nov 13, 2005: Sequencing study of 24 Vietnam isolates show H5N1 continues to mutate.
Nov 13, 2005: According to Gopi Sundar at India's Crane Foundation, wild ducks such as shovellers and pintails can carry the H5N1 virus for nine days but bar-headed geese die within 48 hours.
Nov 12, 2005: China said that there are no signs of bird flu infection in pigs outside the quarantine zone around Wantang village, Hunan.
Nov 12, 2005: H5N1 has been found in additional outbreaks in two villages in the central Chinese province of Hubei.
Nov 11, 2005: The H5N1 virus is able to elicit significantly higher levels of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines during an infection.
Nov 11, 2005: A one-year-old in Bangkok, Thailand, was found to be infected with bird flu.
Nov 11, 2005: 112 patients with flu-like symptoms in China have been cleared of bird flu.
Nov 11, 2005: Highly pathogenic H5N1 virus has been identified in a wild migratory flamingo in Kuwait.
Nov 11, 2005: Migratory birds tested in Durban, South Africa, do not have bird flu.
Nov 11, 2005: Some chickens in China may be infected with bird flu but do not show any symptoms.
Nov 11, 2005: Rockeby in Singapore has developed a 10-min. test for bird flu which can be used with blood and fecal samples in the field.
Nov 10, 2005: Italians announced the discovery of low pathogenicity H5N1 avian influenza virus in a wild duck.
Nov 10, 2005: US Fish and Wildlife Service Biologists in Hawaii monitor wild birds for avian influenza.
Nov 10, 2005: Thailand reports bird flu in two provinces in close proximity to the capitol city, Bangkok.
Nov 10, 2005: Kuwait says it has found two cases of "bird flu".
Nov 10, 2005: H5N1 has been found in two additional villages up to 90 km from the initial site in Liaoning Province, China.
Nov 9, 2005: The Chinese outbreak in Liaoning Province spreads to 18 towns.
Nov 9, 2005: The second outbreak of pigeon deaths in Malaysia was also not due to bird flu.
Nov 8, 2005: Identification of H5 virus in chickens in Ibaraki prompts plan to cull 170,000 chickens.
Nov 8, 2005: Opinions differ as to whether bird flu can be eliminated from poultry around the world.
Nov 8, 2005: Veterinarian in New Brunswick, Canada is warning duck hunters to be cautious.
Nov 8, 2005: Researchers are turning to museum collections to identif