Paris meeting airs avian flu impacts, possible treatment (CIDRAP) Jun 30, 2006 (CIDRAP News) – The First International Conference on Avian Influenza in Humans in Paris this week brought reports on a possible new treatment for avian flu symptoms, the potential global economic impact of a pandemic, and plans for a task force to coordinate Europe's response to the disease. [News Source]

National Zoo moves barnyard birds for fear of bird flu (ABC 7 El Paso) WASHINGTON The National Zoo's petting farm is now poultry-free to guard against possible bird flu. The zoo says none of the chickens or ducks is infected with avian flu,... [News Source]

Effects of avian flu pandemic disasterous. Though there is no evidence yet of sustained effective human to human transmission, the possible repercussions of such a scenario have led the government to prepare on a domestic and international level. [News Source]

Bird migration an issue with avian influenza. The wild card in preventing an outbreak of the deadly avian influenza in Utah's poultry flocks is bird migration. [News Source]

Ames lab prepares for avian flu testing (Iowa Farmer) AMES (AP) -- The government’s elaborate network for diagnosing bird flu will eventually come down to a sprawling 640-acre campus in the Iowa countryside where strict security is the only hint of the crucial role scientists there could play. [News Source]

Bird flu vaccine ‘10 years away’ (BBC News) Some experts meeting at a bird flu conference in Paris believe an effective vaccine against a human form of the virus could still be many years away. [News Source]

Bird Flu Fears Chase National Zoo Chickens (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Zoo has removed the chickens and ducks from its children's petting farm to prevent the possible spread of bird flu from the animals to humans. None the birds is infected with the avian flu virus, and there have been no bird or human infections reported in North America. Still, the zoo is moving them to its research center in Front Royal, Va., as a precaution, said [News Source]

Heat Kills Bird Flu Virus (PR Web via Yahoo! News) (PRWEB) June 30, 2006 -- With the advent of the dangerous Avian Influenza H5N1 transferred by bird excrement and the like, people should know that Heat will inactivate the bird flu virus at 140 degrees F/ 60 degrees C and 30 minutes duration (United Nations Agricultural Department). [News Source]

National Zoo moves chickens, ducks over bird flu worries (USA Today) The National Zoo has removed the chickens and ducks from its children's petting farm to prevent the possible spread of bird flu from the animals to humans. [News Source]

Cholesterol Drugs May Help Fight Bird Flu Pandemic, Doctor Says (Bloomberg.com) June 30 (Bloomberg) -- Cholesterol-lowering drugs used to prevent heart attacks and stroke may also help fight a pandemic sparked by bird flu, and should be tested, said a physician who has studied immunization for decades. [News Source]

Effects of Avian flu pandemic disasterous (World Peace Herald) WASHINGTON -- An avian influenza pandemic "could kill millions of people, cripple economies, bring international trade and travel to a standstill and even jeopardize political stability," according to Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula J. Dobriansky. [News Source]

S.L., Dixie Meetings Assess Bird Flu Risk (RedNova) By Lois M. Collins and Nancy Perkins Deseret Morning News No trace of avian influenza has been found in Utah this year, but Wednesday morning, those who would respond to a pandemic crisis gathered in Salt Lake City to play a game of "what if?" -- while a conference in St. [News Source]