Bird flu hits Vietnam village (TVNZ)
Bird flu has killed poultry in a Vietnamese village on the Chinese border, the third outbreak of the highly infectious virus in the country this month, Hanoi's Aninal Health Department said.

Bird flu can pass from mother to fetus: Study (China Daily)
Pregnant women infected with the H5N1 bird-flu virus can pass the deadly disease to their unborn babies, a study by Chinese experts has found.

Bird flu may become endemic in parts of Europe (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Bird flu virus may become endemic in parts of Europe, with ducks and geese more of a vector for spreading it than previously thought, the U.N. said on Thursday.