Bird Flu Has Killed 64% of Those Infected This Year (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) May 20 (Bloomberg) -- Bird flu has killed 64 percent of those people known to be infected with the virus this year, according to World Health Organization statistics, with the number of fatalities since Jan. 1 surpassing 2005 levels. [News Source]

Officials Hope Bird Flu Movie Provokes Preparation Not Panic (Fort Wayne News Channel 15) (Ft Wayne, IN)- A network movie about the a strain of avian influenza that can easily pass from person to person is creating a new buzz about bird flu. Indiana says it's ready. [News Source]

Nigeria Investigates Suspected Symptoms of Bird Flu (Voice of America) Officials in the northern Nigerian city of Kano are investigating reports of a fresh outbreak of the deadly Avian flu virus. The report comes at a time experts are warning Nigeria not to drop its guard in the campaign against bird flu. [News Source]

State report downplays avian flu threat from migratory birds to North America (Pahrump Valley Times) The state Department of Agriculture's Animal Disease and Food Safety Laboratory's first report on bird flu and the state's surveillance of wild birds is downplaying the threat to humans. [News Source]

Bird Flu Fatality Rate in Humans Climbs to 64% as Virus Spreads (Bloomberg.com) May 20 (Bloomberg) -- Bird flu has killed 64 percent of those people known to be infected with the virus this year, according to World Health Organization statistics, with the number of fatalities since Jan. 1 surpassing 2005 levels. [News Source]