Corzine says N.J. needs to step up bird flu readiness (NorthJersey.com) New Jersey needs to do more to prepare for a possible outbreak of Asian bird flu, including improving communications, securing more antiviral medications and possibly getting its own testing facility, Governor Corzine said Wednesday. [News Source]

Cornell Bird Experts Monitor for Signs of Avian Flu (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) May 6 (Bloomberg) -- Bird experts from Cornell University plan to test thousands of samples from different avian species in the U.S. to monitor for bird flu virus that's killed more than 200 people, mostly in Asia. [News Source]

Bird flu could mirror deadly 1918 disease. Reaching into history hoping to better understand the future, two research teams have reconstructed the devastating 1918 flu virus, discovering it was of avian origin and effectively jumped from birds to humans. [News Source]

Corzine says N.J. needs to step up bird flu readiness (NorthJersey.com) New Jersey needs to do more to prepare for a possible outbreak of Asian bird flu, including improving communications, securing more antiviral medications and possibly getting its own testing facility, Governor Corzine said Wednesday. [News Source]

Cornell Bird Experts Monitor for Signs of Avian Flu (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) May 6 (Bloomberg) -- Bird experts from Cornell University plan to test thousands of samples from different avian species in the U.S. to monitor for bird flu virus that's killed more than 200 people, mostly in Asia. [News Source]

Cornell Bird Experts Monitor for Signs of Avian Flu (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) May 6 (Bloomberg) -- Bird experts from Cornell University plan to test thousands of samples from different avian species in the U.S. to monitor for bird flu virus that's killed more than 200 people, mostly in Asia. [News Source]