UN warns Vietnam to be 'vigilant' on bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
UN agencies called on Tuesday for Vietnam to be vigilant in fighting bird flu after three new human cases were discovered this year, including one woman who died.

Baxter Sent Bird Flu Virus to European Labs by Error (Update2) (Bloomberg)
Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Baxter International Inc . in Austria unintentionally contaminated samples with the bird flu virus that were used in laboratories in three neighboring countries, raising concern about the potential spread of the deadly disease.

Bird flu vaccine production still lags-study (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters (recasts with quotes from WHO briefing) By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Drug companies would need four years to meet global demand for bird flu vaccines if a pandemic broke out ...

Baxter s Vaccine Research Sent Bird Flu Across European Labs (Bloomberg)
Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Researchers from Baxter International Inc . in Austria unintentionally sent samples contaminated with the bird flu virus to laboratories in the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Germany, raising concern about the potential spread of the deadly disease.