Avian influenza on people’s minds (PhysOrg) Researchers at the Food Policy Institute at the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station have conducted a nationwide survey of public knowledge, attitudes, intentions and behaviors related to the threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The researchers conducted a total of 1200 telephone interviews on the topic between May 3 and June 5, 2006. [News Source]

Avian Influenza On People’s Minds (Science Daily) Researchers have conducted a nationwide survey of public knowledge, attitudes, intentions and behaviors related to the threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The results suggest that avian influenza is on the national agenda. Most Americans have heard about it and have talked about it, but don't know much about it. [News Source]

Nigeria: Kanem Trust – Bird Flu – Yobe Kills 4,000 Birds (AllAfrica.com) The coordinator, Yobe state Avian Influenza Control Project, Dr Maina Yusuf, has said that over four thousand birds have been killed in different parts of the state in order to stop the spread of the dreaded Avian Influenza popular called bird flu. [News Source]

Four Malaysians in hospital for bird flu checks (AFP via Yahoo! News) Four people are in hospital in Terengganu state after possible exposure to bird flu, Malaysia's health minister said Monday as officials monitored for new outbreaks of the deadly virus. [News Source]

Malaysia dispels fears of widespread bird flu. Malaysia on Saturday dispelled fears of a widespread outbreak of bird flu in the country after 10 of eleven patients admitted to hospital with flu-like symptoms tested negative for the H5N1 virus. [News Source]

Sen. Clinton stumps with call for higher gas mileage. Speaking to union workers in Detroit, Sen. Hillary Clinton says automakers should accept tougher fuel economy standards in exchange for government help with the costly burden of retiree healthcare. [News Source]

Survey: Consumers would eat less chicken if avian flu hits home (Daily Record) The closer avian flu comes to the United States, the less likely Americans are to eat chicken, according to a new national survey being released today by Rutgers University. [News Source]

Sinovac Biotech Begins Phase II Test of Bird Flu Vaccine (Seeking Alpha via Yahoo! Finance) ChinaBio Today submits: Sinovac Biotech , a Beijing-based biotech that specializes in vaccines, announced that the Chinese government gave the company the go-ahead to begin Phase II trials of Panflu, its avian flu vaccine. [News Source]

Malaysia to pay out compensation to bird flu-hit poultry breeders (EARTHtimes.org) Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia announced Monday that it would pay 80,000 ringgit (23,529 dollars) to poultry breeders to compensate them for birds culled to contain an outbreak of avian influenza in a village near Kuala Lumpur. A total of 3,962 chickens, du... [News Source]

Private sector needs contigency plan for bird flu pandemic (The Star Online) KUALA LUMPUR: The private sector is still unaware of the risks from bird flu and the Health Ministry wants a contingency plan to be drawn up by the sector in the event of a pandemic hitting the country. [News Source]

Survey: Avian flu may scare U.S. diners (Asbury Park Press) The closer avian flu comes to the United States, the less likely Americans are to eat chicken, according to a new national survey being released Monday by Rutgers University. [News Source]