How the bird flu experts prepare. Bird flu, or the H5N1 virus, has so far infected about 190 people worldwide and more than 100 have died. [News Source]

Local, state agencies brace for possible pandemic. Health and emergency officials have been preparing for a fast-moving , global influenza outbreak that could swamp the government’s ability to deal with a disease that has no immediate vaccine. [News Source]

Alaska on the lookout for first sign of bird flu. In the next few weeks, millions of songbirds, shorebirds and waterfowl will begin arriving in Alaska to breed. [News Source]