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- 'Spaniards rush to buy up common flu vaccines to fight bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Spaniards are rushing to chemists and buying up traditional flu vaccines amid grave concern about a bird flu pandemic although the traditional vaccine offers no protection against the avian form of the virus.
'Thai boy beats bird flu as defenses stepped up (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A Thai boy tested positive for bird flu on Friday, but doctors said he was recovering and there was no sign he caught the virus from his infected father who died earlier this week, calming fears of a human pandemic.
'Australia bans bird imports from Canada (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Australia imposed an immediate ban on live bird imports from Canada after a group of racing pigeons was found to have been exposed to diseases including bird flu, Agriculture Minister Peter McGauran said on Friday.
'Macedonia chicken gets RAF ride to bird flu lab (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A dead chicken that has waited four days in Macedonia for its trip to a British laboratory equipped to check it for evidence of bird flu is finally getting a flight out, courtesy of the Royal Air Force.
'Bird flu measures take center stage (International Herald Tribune)
The UN's point man on bird flu warned in China on Friday that migrating fowl appear more susceptible to the disease.
'Greece defends its handling of suspected bird flu case (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The Greek government defended its handling of a suspected bird flu case this week, as critics said it had given a warning too quickly and preliminary European Union tests returned negative results for the virus.
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