Assam bird flu: poultry culling on, local resistance hampers drive (New Kerala)
Guwahati, Dec 23 : More than 400,000 poultry have been culled so far in Assam after an outbreak of bird flu three weeks ago. But authorities were unable to complete the killing in some areas due to resistance from locals, officials said Tuesday.

Cambodian man survives deadly bird flu virus (MSNBC)
A 19-year old Cambodian man has survived the H5N1 bird flu virus which has killed seven other people in the poor Southeast Asian nation since 2005, a health ministry official said.

Recurrence of bird flu worrying: Ramadoss (Gulf Times)
NEW DELHI: Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss yesterday said the government was concerned about the recurrence of bird flu in West Bengal and asked all state governments to draw up plans to fight the disease.