Bird flu More KUWAIT, March 17 (Reuters) - Kuwait confirmed on Saturday a new case of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in a chicken, raising to 54 the number of infected birds found this year, the health ministry said in a statement. ADB says helping Bangladesh combat bird flu Source: Reuters Bird flu kills three in Indonesia, China Source: Reuters REFILE-INTERVIEW-Vietnam says bird flu could return in winter Source: Reuters Two Indonesians die of bird flu - health official Source:...

Bangladesh says bird flu spreads to more farms Mon 2 Apr 2007 3:23 AM ET DHAKA, April 2 (Reuters) - Bird flu spread to five more farms in Bangladesh over the weekend, the health ministry said on Monday, despite culling of thousands of chickens to control the outbreak. Bangladesh says bird flu spreads to more farms Mon 2 Apr 2007 3:23 AM ET DHAKA, April 2 (Reuters) - Bird flu spread to five more farms in Bangladesh over the weekend, the health ministry said on Monday, despite culling of...

THE poultry industry of the country is facing difficult times following detection of the dreaded avian flu virus among chickens in some farms in Savar and Gazipur. The government and the farm owners concerned have been taking necessary steps to clear the affected firms by destroying the chickens infected with the virus. Certain areas surrounding the virus affected farms have been closed to the movement of people and animals so that the virus may not spread further from those places....

She fears any bird flu vaccine created from the viruses would be too expensive for developing nations. Indonesia -- the nation hardest hit by bird flu, with 66 human deaths -- has dug in its heels, refusing to bow to international pressure from scientists desperate to check whether the virus is mutating into a more dangerous form. Poor countries still do not have access to many vaccines, including seasonal flu shots often developed from viruses collected in Asia and shipped to the WHO database.

The deal with farmers was promoted by the EPA as an important step to enforcing clean air laws by working with the agriculture industry, which is helping pay for the study. While those participating get immunity for presumed air quality violations during the study, only 20 live stock barns and manure-storage facilities nationwide none in Alabama will be monitored. It's not about odor; it's about materials such as ammonia, which is an ingredient in forming fine particulate matter that can...