Kuwait to cull 1.1 million chickens over bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Kuwait has ordered the culling of about 1.1 million chickens in a bid to fight an outbreak of bird flu, an official was quoted as saying on Thursday.

Bangladesh says bird flu spreads in farms (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Bird flu had spread to more farms in at least five central and northern districts, Bangladesh said on Friday.

Indonesian doctor with suspected bird flu 'improving' (AFP via Yahoo! News)
An Indonesian doctor who fell ill after treating patients suffering from the deadly bird flu virus was improving, a fellow doctor said Friday.

Baxter's bird flu vaccine working Could help in sales talks with nations (Chicago Tribune)
Baxter International Inc. on Thursday said its bird flu vaccine is working for humans against several strains of the virus at low dosages, setting the stage for a final round of testing the company expects to complete by the end of this year.