Agencies monitor for bird flu in Nevada (KRNV) State, federal and local agencies are monitoring waterfowl and other birds in Nevada as a precaution against an Asian bird flu outbreak. The Nevada Department of Agriculture has been testing birds for West Nile virus for the last four years. Avian influenza test were added in May of last year. [News Source]

Bird flu: Plan, don’t panic Officials say it’s important to be prepared (Ann Arbor News) Brian Bauer couldn't help but think about the Asian bird flu when he spotted a dead goose on his neighbor's Saline Township farm. "I'd been hearing news stories about migratory birds and their potential for spreading the avian flu,'' said Bauer. [News Source]

GEN ID Lab Services, Inc. to Develop New Drug Candidates to Stop Death in Humans from the Avian Flu Virus (”Bird Flu”) (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) FONTANA, Calif.----May 8, 2006--GEN ID Lab Services, Inc. today announced that with the assistance of S2 Biosciences, Inc. , a privately held company, it will be developing new drug candidates to treat Bird Flu infections in humans. [News Source]

SCC holds seminar on bird flu (Sampson Independent) If an avian influenza in humans occurs, an effective vaccine won't be immediately available, since the type of virus must first be identified and then the vaccine developed and mass produced. Anti-viral drugs, used to treat symptoms, may be in short supply. [News Source]

Presenteeism, bird flu won’t mix, firms say. As major U.S. companies brace for the threat of bird flu mutating into a form that could jump from human to human, they face one unusual challenge: persuading employees to stay home. [News Source]

Bird flu film asks, `What if?’ (Akron Beacon Journal) Well, at least it starts with foreign birds. At 8 p.m. Tuesday, ABC will air Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America, a movie that speculates about avian flu spreading through human-to-human contact and resulting in a pandemic. [News Source]

Regional officials tackle bird flu in Bangkok meeting (MCOT) BANGKOK, May 8 (TNA) - Senior officials from Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar met with their Thai counterparts in Bangkok Monday to draft a cooperative plan to mutually tackle bird flu outbreaks and to strengthen their cross-border network in fighting the deadly virus. [News Source]

Houston doctors on guard against bird flu (Houston Chronicle) Hospitals are busy preparing for worst-case scenarios even though opinions differ sharply about the likelihood of avian influenza mutating into a form spread easily by humans. [News Source]

Agencies monitor for bird flu in Nevada (KRNV) State, federal and local agencies are monitoring waterfowl and other birds in Nevada as a precaution against an Asian bird flu outbreak. The Nevada Department of Agriculture has been testing birds for West Nile virus for the last four years. Avian influenza test were added in May of last year. [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]