U.N. agency proposes plan to track birds. The U.N. food agency said Thursday it is considering a plan to fit wild birds with tiny backpacks and monitor their annual migrations to help combat the spread of the deadly H5N1 bird flu. [News Source]

Barstow plans for the possibility of avian flu (Desert Dispatch Online) Barstow -- The avian flu is not here yet, but Barstow's Disaster Council is planning to deal with it when it arrives. Matt Baca from the San Ber nardino County Department of Public Health came to educate the Council about the hazards and containment of avian influenza A on May 25. [News Source]

Vet shortage called a threat to food safety. Food safety and America's ability to handle outbreaks of catastrophic animal diseases are being threatened by a projected shortage in food animal veterinarians, a new study shows. [News Source]

JAMAICA has put measures in place to prevent a possible outbreak of avian influenza (Bird Flu), says Agriculture (The Jamaica Observer) "Concerns about avian influenza have not passed us. [News Source]