Avian flu outbreaks continue.

Poland experienced a second outbreak of the disease in as many weeks. The disease has now been detected in 11 villages near the area of of the previous outbreak. A two week ban of all poultry exports has been enacted, as affected birds are culled in an attempt to contain the outbreak.

10,000 birds have been culled near Islamabad, Pakistan, in an attempt to contain the recent outbreak there.

China announced, this morning, that a second man has died of avian flu. Officials are concerned about possible human to human transmission. The second victim was the father of the first victim, and officials are not aware that either of the men had contact with infected birds. Chinese health officials are searching for a common source for the infection, hoping that the virus has not mutated to allow human to human transmission, potentially sparking a worldwide pandemic.

-zties