Bird flu may be spread indirectly, WHO says (Reuters) 
Reuters - The H5N1 bird flu virus may sometimes stick to surfaces or get kicked up in fertilizer dust to infect people, according to a World Health Organization report published on Wednesday.
Source: news.yahoo.comIndia, Bangladesh try to halt bird flu (AP) 
AP - India and Bangladesh searched for new cases of bird flu Thursday as authorities pressed ahead with plans to slaughter hundreds of thousands of birds in a bid to keep the outbreak from spreading, officials said.
Source: news.yahoo.comIndia and Bangladesh struggle to rein in bird flu spread (Reuters) 
Reuters - Villagers at the centre of a bird flu outbreak in India's east refused to hand over their chickens and ducks for culling on Thursday, hampering efforts to stamp out the disease in poultry.
Source: news.yahoo.comNew bird deaths reported in east India (AP) AP - Health officials Thursday investigated new bird deaths in eastern India to check whether bird flu was spreading to additional areas despite a poultry cull aimed at curbing the disease.
Source: news.yahoo.comPedometers help people lose weight: U.S. study (Reuters) Reuters - Walking can help people lose weight, especially if they use a pedometer to make sure they are going far enough, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
Source: news.yahoo.comWHO warning over Indian bird flu outbreak (AFP) 
AFP - The World Health Organisation Thursday warned that an outbreak of bird flu in eastern India was far more serious than two previous outbreaks, as officials reported more poultry deaths.
Source: news.yahoo.comBird flu strikes several farms in Bangladesh (Reuters) Reuters -
Health and veterinary workers in Bangladesh have culled nearly 25,000 fowls after bird flu was confirmed at three poultry farms in the country, officials said on Thursday.
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