The Dallas Morning News Robert Miller Column: Doctors to Discuss Bird Flu at Forum (RedNova) By Robert Miller, The Dallas Morning News May 22--The public is invited to a free forum Thursday evening hosted by Southwestern Medical Foundation to learn the latest about avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu. The 6 p.m. [News Source]

Intensify education to reduce panic on bird flu – Nana Asamoah (Ghanaweb.com) New Edubiase(Ash), May 31, GNA - Nana Kwaku Asamoah, Presiding Member of Adansi South District Assembly, has appealed to members of District Preparedness Committee on Avian Influenza (bird flu) to intensify their education to reduce panic among the public on the disease. [News Source]

UMass Med School To Test Possible Bird Flu Vaccine (CBS 4 Boston) UMass Medical School in Worcester is about to become one of the few research centers in the United States to work on a potential vaccine for bird flu. What You Should Know About Avian Flu More Health News [News Source]

Total Bird Flu Cases Under-reported In China, Indonesia And Africa (Medical News Today) China, Indonesia and Africa have more bird flu cases than are actually being reported, says Dr Christianne Bruschke, World Organisation for Animal Health Avian Influenza Coordinator. The main reason is that compensation for lost chickens is very low. Dr. [click link for full article] [News Source]

Don’t Just Assume Wild Birds Spread Bird Flu (Medical News Today) Scientists say we should not just assume that wild birds are spreading bird flu around the world. The part wild birds play in the spread of avian influenza, after careful analysis by scientists, is unclear. This is the opinion of several scientists meeting for a two-day conference in Rome. [click link for full article] [News Source]

NJ Begins Monitoring Chickens for Bird Flu (KYW News Radio 1060) Chickens are used in Cape May County as an early warning system to determine if West Nile Virus or Eastern Equine encephalitis is in the area. Now, the Rhode Island Reds will be used to possibly detect avian flu. [News Source]

Experts say wild birds aren’t only cause of flu. Wild birds carry only part of the blame for spreading the deadly strain of bird flu and experts said Tuesday that they should not be killed but rather studied to understand how the virus spreads. [News Source]

Dion unveils platform to tiny audience. Canada needs to tax polluters more heavily and redirect the revenues generated to help companies become more environmentally competitive, Liberal leadership candidate Stéphane Dion says. [News Source]

Countries under-report bird flu (BBC News) China, Indonesia and Africa are under-reporting bird flu, says the World Organisation for Animal Health. [News Source]

Avian influenza still classified as animal disease (Salisbury Post) The threat of avian influenza or bird flu has many people in the United States concerned about its spread from birds to humans. Although, scientists are at odds regarding the severity and transfer of the virus, they do agree it can be a threat to U. S. poultry. [News Source]

Wild Animal Trade Plays a Role in Bird Flu Spread (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) May 31 (Bloomberg) -- The legal and illegal trade of wild birds is playing a role in spreading the H5N1 avian flu virus that's killed 127 people, scientists said. [News Source]