Transport at risk in pandemic, report says. Key health and security personnel in the transportation sector might refuse to work during an avian influenza outbreak, complicating efforts to handle the crisis. [News Source]

Honolulu, on front line to spot and corral virus, has aggressive plan. This tropical playground set a tourism record last year, but that only complicates the job of keeping bird flu out of Hawaii. [News Source]

Airports not ready for large-scale bird flu quarantine. The nation's major airports aren't prepared to quarantine a planeload of international passengers if someone is suspected of carrying bird flu, airport and government officials say. [News Source]

Bird flu would ravage Asian markets: report. Asian markets outside of Japan are vulnerable to big declines should an avian flu pandemic occur in the region, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. says. [News Source]

Canada transit system may halt for bird flu. The prospect of front-line staff at border points and airports staying home is among the worrisome scenarios flagged by analysts bracing for a possible flu pandemic. [News Source]

U.S. steps up bird-flu monitoring for migrating birds. The United States is preparing to dramatically expand its testing of migrating wild birds. [News Source]

Bird flu virus has spread to a predator, scientists say. A weasel-like animal called a stone marten was infected with the deadly bird flu virus, marking the disease's spread to another mammal species, a German laboratory said Thursday. [News Source]

No time to be in the chicken business. For European restaurants that serve mainly chicken, the last few weeks have been a nail-biting time, because of uncertainty about avian flu. [News Source]

U.N. warns Avian flu to hit U.S. The United Nations' stark warning that avian flu could arrive in America within six months or less has brought to light the country's unpreparedness for a pandemic. [News Source]

Bird flu damages EU economies. Since bird flu cases were first detected on a turkey farm in the southeast Ain region, poultry sales have plummeted by as much as a third in France. [News Source]

Canada transit system may halt for bird flu. Health and security workers at airports and other key sites might refuse to work during a bird flu outbreak, complicating efforts to handle such a crisis, a Canadian government intelligence report warns. [News Source]

Bird flu expected in U.S. this spring. After spreading from Asia to Europe, a lethal flu virus that infects birds is poised to enter the United States possibly within the next few months, federal officials said Thursday. [News Source]