Valley preps for avian flu (Lebanon Daily News) By CHRIS SHOLLY Staff Writer Addie Shiner went down in history. Lebanon Daily News The 62-year-old Schaefferstown woman, ill for just a week, died Oct. 6, 1918, making her Lebanon County’s first victim in the 1918 Spanish-flu pandemic. [News Source]

Bird flu tests negative in Kuwait (EARTHtimes.org) Tests for avian influenza on more than 300 people in Kuwait have so far come back negative. [News Source]

Bird flu tests negative in Kuwait (UPI) Tests for avian influenza on more than 300 people in Kuwait have so far come back negative. Officials told the KUNA news agency Saturday that the results ... [News Source]

Afghanistan confirms new cases of bird flu. Afghanistan will cull poultry after 13 new cases of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu were discovered, including some in the capital, a United Nations official said on Thursday. [News Source]

Hong Kong confirms virus. Another bird in Hong Kong has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, authorities said on Friday. [News Source]

Avian Flu Preparedness Plan Nearly Ready (KHNL News 8 Honolulu) HONOLULU (KHNL) - The state is just weeks away from finishing up an action plan in case the bird flu is found in Hawaii. This is a rough draft of the avian flu preparedness plan. City, county, state, and federal agencies all worked together to come up with a plan. [News Source]

Avian Flu Preparedness Plan Nearly Ready (KHNL News 8 Honolulu) HONOLULU (KHNL) - The state is just weeks away from finishing up an action plan in case the bird flu is found in Hawaii. This is a rough draft of the avian flu preparedness plan. City, county, state, and federal agencies all worked together to come up with a plan. [News Source]