ScienceNews.org reports a type of avian flu virus known as H9N2 could become transmissible in humans with just a few changes, a new study shows. http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/35160/title/H9N2_avian_flu_strain_has_pandemic_potential

Leslie T, Billaud J, Mofleh J, Mustafa L, Yingst S.
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding avian influenza (H5N1), Afghanistan. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 2008 Sep; [Epub ahead of print]http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/9/pdfs/07-1382.pdf

StackYard.com reports a strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza previously not recorded in sub-Saharan Africa has been detected in Nigeria for the first time. http://www.stackyard.com/news/2008/08/veterinary/01_fao_bird_flu.html

ScientistLive.com looks at the H5N1 and 1918 pandemic influenza virus, candida infection, and genome selection. http://www.scientistlive.com/lab/?/Opinion/2008/08/04/20835/Crawling_the_Web:_H5N1_and_1918_flu_virus/