Avian flu measures discussed (The Sentinel) A lightly attended afternoon session in Shippensburg Thursday marked the first episode of a Cumberland County American Red Cross “road show” to sharpen awareness of a potential avian flu pandemic. [News Source]

Thailand confirms new bird flu outbreak (AFP via Yahoo! News) Thai officials on Monday confirmed the country's fourth outbreak of bird flu this year, with the deadly H5N1 virus detected among chickens in a northeastern province bordering Laos. [News Source]

International Bird Flu Summit Closes with Promise of Aggressive Campaign (Insurance Journal) In the two days of the 4th International Bird Flu Summit in Washington, D.C. last week, public health officials, business leaders, policy makers, and scientists addressed the fight against bird flu. [News Source]

Asian nations test readiness to fight bird flu (The Washington Times) Senior officials from six Southeast Asian nations practiced their handling of a bird flu pandemic in a tabletop exercise last week prepared by a group of specialists from U.S. think tanks -- the region's first multinational flu response simulation. [News Source]