UPI reports the governments of Japan, China and South Korea are making joint preparations in the event of an outbreak of a new strain of avian flu. http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2008/06/30/Pacific_Rim_prepares_for_new_avian_flu/UPI-45491214845333/

WorldPoultry.net reports using the cells of monkeys can make a vaccine against avian flu. http://www.worldpoultry.net/home/id2205-49508/scientists_create_avian_flu_vaccine_with_monkey_cells.html

Indo-Asian News Service reports Pakistan has confirmed a new outbreak of avian flu in a poultry farm. http://www.freshnews.in/new-bird-flu-outbreak-in-pakistan-3-29879

Xinhua news reports the Hong Kong government announced that unsold live chickens will banned from overnight stays at retail markets when chicken sales resume on July 2. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/24/content_8431564.htm

WorldPoultry.net reports DEFRA has published an epidemiology report into the avian flu outbreak in Banbury, UK. http://www.worldpoultry.net/news/id2205-49505/defra_publishes_report_on_uk_bird_flu_case.html

June 20 -- 327 samples added. http://wildlifedisease.nbii.gov/ai/

The International Herald Tribune reports the fight to eliminate the bird flu from poultry is weak, health experts warned. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/20/asia/AS-MED-Malaysia-Bird-Flu.php

WTOP.com reports an experimental bird flu vaccine shows promise in blocking the highly lethal virus. http://wtop.com/?nid=106&sid=1419965

MedicalNewsToday.com reports the Health Protection Agency (UK) has reviewed actions taken at the Oxfordshire poultry farm following outbreak of the avian influenza virus subtype as H7N7. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/110468.php

CBSNews.com reports Tyson Foods Inc. has begun culling 15,000 hens in northwest Arkansas that tested positive for exposure to a strain of the avian flu that is not harmful to humans, state officials said Tuesday. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/03/health/main4151249.shtml