Avian flu deaths reported in Egypt, Indonesia, Vietnam
CIDRAP News

Dec 26, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – A young woman in Egypt and another of almost the same age in Indonesia died of H5N1 avian influenza yesterday, raising the global H5N1 death toll to 211, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today.

Russia Culls 600,000 Chickens At Avian Flu-Hit Farm
AHN
December 25, 2007 9:15 p.m. EST

Windsor Genova - AHN News Writer
Rostov-On-Don, Russia (AHN) - More than 600,000 chickens were culled at a Russian farm on Tuesday after tests confirmed an outbreak of the avian influenza virus.

Pigeons 'unlikely carriers of bird flu'
( Gulf News )
By Mariam M. Al Serkal, Staff Reporter


Dubai: Pigeons and doves are unlikely to carry the H5N1 bird flu virus, a top municipality official said yesterday.