Yolo gets ready for bird flu (The Davis Enterprise) Published Apr 16, 2006 - 18:30:13 CDT. It seems almost every year, there’s a new disease that might have the ability to threaten humanity. For the last several years, H5N1, or bird flu, has been waiting in the wings, watching as SARS and West Nile virus took their turns on the stage. [News Source]

Bird Flu Outbreak Near Islamabad, Pakistan (Medical News Today) A bird flu (avian flu) outbreak has occurred at a chicken farm in Sihala, near Islamabad, say Pakistani authorities. Laboratory tests have confirmed the presence of the virulent H5N1 strain. Health officials say they have destroyed 3,600 chickens at the farm. So far, no human cases of infection have been reported in or near the infected area... click link for more info. [News Source]

A New Mode of Bird-Flu Fighting (RedNova) By Linda Loyd, The Philadelphia Inquirer Apr. 16--Rick Bright and his former colleagues at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have seen many companies jump on the avian-flu bandwagon, with a slew of potential treatments if a pandemic breaks out. [News Source]

Bird Flu seminar informative (The Woodland Daily Democrat Online) Waterfowl enthusiasts, hunters, farmers, community members and business people from Butte County to Stanislaus County and beyond attended a day-long symposium about avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, Saturday at the Davis Senior Center. [News Source]

A new mode of bird-flu fighting. A small Malvern drugmaker has devised a way that may make a bird-flu vaccine faster, cheaper and more potent. [News Source]

Industry fears even one bird flu case. News of foreign cases of avian flu have not had an impact on American consumers but a recent survey shows consumers may not be as willing to eat chicken if the deadly avian flu virus is discovered in poultry in the United States. [News Source]

Officials checking geese for bird flu. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife staff plan to learn whether H5N1 would affect mid-valley's gamebird populations by monitoring bird health. [News Source]

State pledges pandemic readiness. The federal government's 50-state pandemic flu readiness tour stopped Friday in Tacoma, where Gov. Christine Gregoire signed a pledge to prepare Washington for the arrival of a potentially deadly epidemic. [News Source]

Report warns of global warming increase. According to a recent report by Clear the Air, there are very visible occurrences in nature to prove that global warming is not only real, but is advancing. [News Source]

Education key in preparing for avian influenza (The Pueblo Chieftain) Avian influenza or "bird flu" is a disease caused by a virus that primarily affects birds. Avian influenza is most commonly seen in wild birds, especially waterfowl, but can infect domestic birds as well. Infected domestic birds become sick and die, while wild birds tend to just carry the infection. There is currently a large-scale outbreak of a dangerous strain of avian influenza called H5N1 [News Source]

Bird flu vaccine coming slowly (Akron Beacon Journal) Health scientists and engineers are racing to find new ways to produce a vaccine that will protect people from the threat of a worldwide bird-flu pandemic. [News Source]

U.S. plan for flu pandemic revealed. President Bush is expected to approve soon a national pandemic influenza response plan that identifies more than 300 specific tasks for federal agencies. [News Source]