How to prepare for bird flu. Scientists don't know when the next worldwide flu pandemic will arrive, but they say we're overdue for a worldwide flu pandemic. [News Source]

U of I to test bird flu vaccine additive. The University of Iowa is one of six sites in the country chosen to test a vaccine additive that might bolster the potency of the bird flu vaccine. [News Source]

Bird flu ’causes first dog death.’ A stray dog has died of bird flu in the Caspian nation of Azerbaijan, health officials have said - thought to be the first time the virus has killed a dog. [News Source]

Bird flu confirmed in Afghanistan. Tests have confirmed the lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu in chicken in Afghanistan. [News Source]

Infectious disease chief: Thimerosal debate might affect flu vaccinations. Research to date suggests no link between thimerosal in vaccines and autism. [News Source]

Bush picks acting FDA head to take over as agency chief. President Bush nominated Dr. Andrew C. von Eschenbach, acting chief of the Food and Drug Administration, but Democrats immediately moved to block the choice. [News Source]

Ready for disaster? The threat of pandemic flu, terror attacks and nature's wrath forces local residents, officials to take a hard look at emergency preparedness in Frederick County, Maryland. [News Source]

What if chicken little is right about bird flu? The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' plan to save us from the bird flu is: Put cans of tuna under your bed. Then call us in six months for a bird-flu shot. [News Source]

Bird flu in Europe. Sweden said on Wednesday that tests had identified the deadly H5N1 strain in two wild ducks found on its east coast, confirming its first outbreak. [News Source]

India fights bird flu, virus kills Azeri dog. Health workers went door-to-door looking for people with bird flu symptoms in western India on Wednesday, while the virus killed a dog in the former Soviet state of Azerbaijan. [News Source]

Denmark finds first case of H5 bird flu. Denmark has found its first case of a highly pathogenic bird flu virus in a wild buzzard but tests were still being conducted to find out if it was the deadly H5N1 strain, officials said on Wednesday. [News Source]

Is business ready for a flu pandemic? Governments worldwide have spent billions planning for a potential influenza pandemic. But one piece of the plan may be missing: the ability of corporations to continue to provide vital services. [News Source]