Burma Restocking Bird Flu Hit Poultry Farms (Voice of America)
Burma Restocking Bird Flu Hit Poultry Farms (Voice of America)
Livestock officials in Burma say they will begin restocking poultry farms in regions hit by bird flu. Burma's Livestock Breeding and Veterinary department says farms affected by bird flu and the subsequent culling program will receive new stocks of birds and poultry feed.
Slight mutation found in bird flu virus (AP via Yahoo! News)
The World Health Organization has detailed the first evidence that a person likely caught the bird flu virus from a human, then passed a slightly mutated version to another person. But experts said Friday the genetic change does not increase the threat of a pandemic.
WHO: Bird Flu Virus Mutated in Indonesia (Washington Post)
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A World Health Organization investigation showed that the H5N1 virus mutated in an Indonesian family cluster on Sumatra island, but bird flu experts insisted Friday it did not increase the possibility of a human pandemic.
