Fearing the flu? A little education, preparation key for families in face of bird flu (Journal Gazette & Times Courier) CHARLESTON -- While there are no known cases of the avian flu in the United States yet, local health officials say families should become educated on the subject and prepare for the potential medical emergency. [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]

Epidemic survivors may be key on bird flu. A 92-year-old woman who fought off the Spanish flu in 1918 is among the influenza survivors lending their blood to researchers who, with the threat of bird flu looming, are hoping to develop more effective vaccines. [News Source]

Preparing for the Bird Flu (Louisiana Weekly) ATLANTA (Special to the NNPA from the Atlanta Voice) - When the word got around that the popular fast food chain, Kentucky Fried Chicken, now has the face of their founder, Colonel Harland Sanders, on a small sticker that downplays any scares regarding the bird flu (avian influenza) infecting their poultry, eyebrows were raised and questions were asked and questions were asked regarding how [News Source]