Avian flu H5N1 found in migratory geese

The Guardian reports a paper in the 14th July issue of Nature (which originally appeared as an early online publication). An outbreak has been detected in bar headed geese in western China, in a nature reserve that is nowhere near farms. There is a news report in Science for 8th July which reports an advance online publication in Science from other researchers, but reporting similar results. We do not have online access to Science.

Read the Guardian report
Read the Nature report

The WHO has launched its "plan of war" to tackle avian flu, the BMJ reports. UN/FAO/WHO plans for helping poorer countries tackle a pandemic are described in SciDev.Net.