Mammals Not Considered Bird Flu Carriers, U.N. Reports (U.S. Department of State) Domestic cats are not playing a significant role in the transmission of avian influenza, even though several feline cases of the disease have been reported. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Organisation for Animal Health report that epidemiological data show that domestic and wild birds remain the primary transmitters of the bird flu. As many as 50 [News Source]

Mammals Not Considered Bird Flu Carriers, U.N. Reports (U.S. Department of State) Domestic cats are not playing a significant role in the transmission of avian influenza, even though several feline cases of the disease have been reported. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Organisation for Animal Health report that epidemiological data show that domestic and wild birds remain the primary transmitters of the bird flu. As many as 50 [News Source]

Audubon hopes to dispel bird flu myths (Legislative Gazette) In hopes of preventing unrealistic “emotional responses” to the myths flying around about avian influenza – commonly known as bird flu, Audubon New York is launching an educational campaign to provide facts to the public. [News Source]

Forum on Avian influenza planned Tuesday in Dundee (Monroe Evening News) DUNDEE - Michigan State University Extension will hold a forum Tuesday at Cabela's to help small flock producers and 4-H poultry owners recognize symptoms of Avian influenza, also called bird flu. [News Source]

In the Nile Delta, bird flu preys on ignorance and poverty. The Egyptian government was faced not just with a medical and scientific battle, but also with a serious social problem that threatened to undermine stability in vast stretches of poor, rural communities. [News Source]

Supercomputer vs Superflu. Statisticians simulate an avian flu outbreak. [News Source]

Hawaii readies for global flu epidemic. Hawaii, both tourist mecca and western gateway to the nation, is ahead of many states in preparing for a possible global flu epidemic. [News Source]

Key West chickens raise bird flu fears. Key West is famous for its roaming chickens, but the birds could soon be cooped up. Worried about bird flu, City Commissioner Bill Verge wants the city to begin rounding up the island's 2,000 to 3,000 chickens. [News Source]

High alert as bird flu hits Scotland. The Government announced that Highly Pathogenic H5 avian influenza was confirmed in the UK on Wednesday. [News Source]

On the lookout for bird flu. One of the biggest challenges they face is that nobody knows for sure how long it might take for the bird flu to spread to humans in the United States. [News Source]

Alaska goes on alert for first bird-flu case. More than 40 species of waterfowl and shorebirds are considered susceptible to the H5N1 infection that's killed more than 100 people and has killed or led to the slaughter of more than 200 million chickens, ducks, turkeys and other domestic fowl. [News Source]

Bird flu spread linked to the loss of wetlands. The loss of wetlands around the world is forcing wild birds to seek alternative homes in farm ponds and paddy fields, bringing them into direct contact with chicken, ducks, geese, and other domesticated fowl, according to a study linking bird flu to wetland degradation. [News Source]