CDC: States should aim to contain bird flu (AP via Yahoo! News) States preparing for a possible bird flu outbreak should focus on how to contain the virus because a vaccine will be unavailable for several months, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. [News Source]

Zambia: More Resources Needed to Counter Avian Flu (AllAfrica.com) Zambia has repeatedly said it lacks the technical expertise, personnel and funds to tackle a possible outbreak of H5N1 bird flu, but recent donations will help to remedy this situation. [News Source]

States to allot bird flu vaccine. States will get to decide how to ration scarce vaccine if bird flu triggers a worldwide epidemic. [News Source]

Drug sales tracked for signs of flu pandemic. Federal health officials in Canada have a new way to watch for pandemic influenza -- tracking purchases of non-prescription flu medications. [News Source]

So who’s really to blame for bird flu? According to experts, wild birds are spreading the deadly H5N1 virus that's wiping out poultry worldwide. But are they really to blame? Or is the disease being spread by the intensive farming? [News Source]

ZAMBIA: More resources needed to counter avian flu (IRIN) LUSAKA, 7 Jun 2006 (IRIN) - Zambia has repeatedly said it lacks the technical expertise, personnel and funds to tackle a possible outbreak of H5N1 bird flu, but recent donations will help to remedy this situation. [News Source]

Indonesia Is Struggling to Warn of Bird Flu Danger (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) June 7 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesia's Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said she is struggling to warn of the danger of bird flu, which has killed three of every four people it has infected in the world's fourth-most-populous nation. [News Source]

Indonesia Is Struggling to Warn of Bird Flu Danger (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) June 7 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesia's Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said she is struggling to warn of the danger of bird flu, which has killed three of every four people it has infected in the world's fourth-most-populous nation. [News Source]

China plagued by bird-flu coverups (Asia Times) YANGZHOU, CHUZHOU and CHENZHOU, China - Having learned a bitter lesson from covering up the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in early 2003, the central government of China now is said to be taking a more positive, responsible attitude in dealing with avian influenza, or bird flu. [News Source]

More on woitv.com (WOI-TV Des Moins) Centers For Disease Control and Prevention Key Facts About Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) and Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus The facts behind the myths are compiled by the CDC on this webpage. If you've ever wondered the truth about the virus, this site is sure to give you the answers. [News Source]

State rounds up geese at park to perform tests for bird flu (Rocky Mountain News) Hundreds of chirping goslings and honking adult Canada geese were herded into makeshift corrals Tuesday at City Park as state wildlife officials launched a monthlong effort to test for bird flu. [News Source]

Sauerkraut, Face Masks Won’t Stop Bird Flu, May Help Retailers (Bloomberg.com) June 7 (Bloomberg) -- Sauerkraut won't cure bird flu. That isn't dissuading concerned consumers from buying the German dish or other alternative treatments as the virus spreads on three continents. [News Source]