United Kingdom's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed that another two dead wild mute swans, collected on 28 January as part of wild bird surveillance in the same area in Dorset have tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza. http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2008/080201b.htm

VOANews.com reports Indonesia's health ministry says a 29-year-old woman has died of bird flu, raising the death toll in the southeast Asian nation to 102. http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-02-04-voa26.cfm

The Canadian Press reports Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory is reporting a high level of Tamiflu resistance among H1N1 viruses circulating so far this flu season in this country, one of a number of labs to see a phenomenon that is unsettling influenza experts. http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jEUUHmlkxSwiazHz4zAOxboj4z...

ScienceDaily reports a vaccine against the avian flu strain, H5N1, has been engineered and tested by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Vaccine Research and Novavax Inc. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080129201243.htm

The Nation reports the Ministry of Health in Pakistan has directed the Health Secretaries, EDOs and head of all the public hospitals to remain on high alert and make emergency arrangements for any epidemic of Avian Influenza virus. http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/jan-2008/23/index12.php

Bloomberg.com reports an outbreak of avian flu in India's West Bengal state is ``serious'' according to the World Health Organization. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601091&sid=au7Q5FlXrCJg&refer=i...

Thai News Agency reports Thailand is hosting a world meeting on avian influenza which has drawn some 500 researchers and academics from over 40 countries. http://enews.mcot.net/view.php?id=2447

Reuters reports - India, fighting a bird flu outbreak, will build several new laboratories. http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-31541220080123

Forbes.com reports Carrington Laboratories, Inc. today announced that DelSite Biotechnologies, Inc. has successfully completed pre-clinical toxicology studies of its GelVac(TM) nasal powder influenza vaccine under FDA-reviewed protocols. http://www.forbes.com/prnewswire/feeds/prnewswire/2008/01/15/prnewswire2...

COPA and COGECA have read with great interest the draft scientific opinion on the implications of animal cloning on food safety, animal health and welfare and the environment published by EFSA