Bird Flu Scientists in Northernmost U.S. (ABC News) Scientists Work With Alaska Subsistence Hunters to Look for Bird Flu in the Far North [News Source]

Bird Flu Scientists in Northernmost U.S. (ABC News) Scientists Work With Alaska Subsistence Hunters to Look for Bird Flu in the Far North [News Source]

Bahamian zoo gets ready for bird flu (The Nassau Guardian) Ardastra Gardens, The Bahamas' only zoo, is moving swiftly to enhance its biosecurity measures in the event of an outbreak of avian influenza in New Providence. [News Source]

Poultry slaughtered in Niger bird flu campaign (AFP via Yahoo! News) Authorities have started slaughtering birds in southeast Niger to stop the spread of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in the vast west African country. [News Source]

Highly pathogenic strain of bird flu detected in Hungary, says EU (AFP via Yahoo! News) Hungarian authorities have detected a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu in a flock of domestic geese although tests are yet to show whether it is the deadly H5N1 strain. [News Source]

IBM helps businesses plan for bird flu (Finextra) IBM is introducing a consulting service designed to help businesses plan for a widespread outbreak of avian flu. [News Source]

Bird flu incidence in wild birds falling in EU (Food Production Daily) 09/06/2006 - Cases of avian influenza found in wild birds under a survelliance programme are falling, according to data released by the European Commission. [News Source]

Prisoners, Eskimos Mobilize for Alaskan Bird-Flu Surveillance (Bloomberg.com) June 9 (Bloomberg) -- As millions of migrating birds from Asia descend on Alaska to breed, prison inmates and back-country hunters are joining wildlife biologists in the state's largest- ever surveillance for the deadly bird flu. [News Source]

Africa to Host International Meeting on Bird Flu Preparations (Bloomberg.com) June 9 (Bloomberg) -- Bird flu controls and a plan to prepare for a possible pandemic will be reviewed at a meeting of international agencies and governments in Africa later this year, a World Bank official said. [News Source]