Deadly bird flu virus detected in Sudan: official (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Sudan reported its first cases of the deadly strain of bird flu in poultry and that a human had contracted the disease.

China says new human bird flu case (CNN.com)
BEIJING, China (Reuters) -- China's Health Ministry confirmed Tuesday that a 21-year-old man in the central province of Hubei has been infected with H5N1 bird flu.

World Bank Earmarks $500M for Bird Flu (AP via Yahoo! News)
World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, working with poor countries on programs to thwart bird flu, said Tuesday a worldwide outbreak would disrupt the global economy in addition to causing a devastating loss of life.