Canadian Lab Rules Out Bird Flu As Cause Of Goose’s Death (CattleNetwork.com) OTTAWA (AP)--Canadian health officials on Tuesday ruled out a suspected case of avian flu, saying a goose that died last week appears to have been misdiagnosed. [News Source]

WHO confirms Indonesia’s 39th avian flu death (CIDRAP) Jun 20, 2006 (CIDRAP News) – A 13-year-old boy from south Jakarta who died Jun 14 represented Indonesia's 51st avian influenza case and was the 39th Indonesian to succumb, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) statement today. [News Source]

Canada finds no high-risk bird flu in suspect flock (Reuters via Yahoo! News) A backyard flock of geese, ducks and chickens in Eastern Canada was not infected with the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu strain, officials said on Tuesday, dismissing fears that the strain might have arrived in North America for the first time. [News Source]

Canada bird flu believed low pathogen strain (Reuters via Yahoo! News) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Tuesday that all samples taken from a backyard flock of geese in Eastern Canada have tested negative for any strain for bird flu. [News Source]

US lacks surveillance for bird flu in poultry: USDA (Reuters via Yahoo! News) The United States does not have adequate measures in place to survey and monitor for avian influenza, including the deadly H5N1 strain that has killed 130 people overseas, the Agriculture Department's inspector general said on Tuesday. [News Source]

Bird flu preparations lacking, report says (East Valley Tribune) Arizona health officials still have gaps in preparing for an avian flu pandemic, a Chandler-based group of more than 200 medical and scientific experts said. [News Source]

World scientists visit Ames for Avian flu training (Mid-Iowa News) Avian flu has become a major concern for Ugandan scientist Anna Rose Ademun Okurut. With her country living under three different migratory routes, the recent worldwide publicity of the disease has caused Ugandan officials to deem the fatal bird flu the country's highest zoonic priority, she said. [News Source]

Bird flu kills 14-year-old Indonesian boy. A 14-year-year-old boy died of bird flu in Indonesia, officials said Tuesday, raising the country's death toll to at least 39 people. [News Source]

OSU prepares for possible bird flu pandemic (The Lantern) There is no denying that avian flu has become the story of the moment. News programs focusing on avian flu have been fueled by the increasing appearance of it around the world. [News Source]

Indonesia confirms 39th bird flu death (AFP via Yahoo! News) Indonesia has confirmed its 39th death from bird flu after tests by a WHO-affiliated laboratory showed a 14-year-old boy had died of the virus. [News Source]

Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) (KCBD-TV) Type A influenza viruses can infect several animal species, including birds, pigs, horses, seals and whales. Influenza viruses that infect birds are called “avian influenza viruses.” [News Source]