Scientists Create Safe Ebola Virus
Investigators from the University of Wisconsin-Madison figured out a genetic way to tame down the deadly virus responsible for Ebola he...

West Bengal: Over 2000 complain of fever, govt says it means nothing
What did the Indian media do before H5N1 came along? The flood of stories never slackens. Nor does the spat between New Delhi and the W...

Pakistan worries about H5N1
Via The Nation, a Pakistani news source: Avian influenza outbreak feared. Excerpt:Ministry of Health has directed the Health Secretarie...

Calcutta, satellites flu-free: Official
Via The Telegraph: Calcutta, satellites flu-free: Official. Excerpt: Poultry samples from Haringhata block in Nadia tested positive for...

Branswell: WHO launches bird flu virus tracker
Her byline isn't on this Canadian Press story, but it must be hers: WHO launches bird flu virus tracker after facing protests over tran...

Vietnam: H5N1 confirmed in man s death
Via Xinhuanet: Media: Vietnamese man dies of bird flu _English_Xinhua href= http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/23/content_74771...

WHO releases information on viral sharing and disposition
A report late last night by Helen Branswell alerted me to a tabulation from a new tracking system WHO is putting into place to answer d...

Turkey: More on the Saz outbreak
Via Today's Zaman: New bird flu case reported in Turkey. Excerpt:Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs stated on...

Bengal intercepts trucks smuggling birds from flu area
Dr. Samuel Johnson once observed that Men are seldom so innocently employed as in making money. He didn't know the poultry industry i...