ANALYSIS: Lessons of 9/11, avian flu help US prepare for pandemic (EARTHtimes.org) Washington - The imminent but not inevitable onset of a swine influenza pandemic has tested US preparedness plans for very different threats - terrorism, avian flu and natural disasters like hurricanes, which made public health a national security pr... [News Source]

Scientists warn of lethal consequences if swine and bird flu mix (Irish Examiner) BIRD flu kills more than 60% of its human victims, but doesn’t easily pass from person to person. [News Source]

Expert Warns Of Swine Flu-Bird Flu Mix (CBS News) Bird flu kills more than 60 percent of its human victims, but doesn't easily pass from person to person. Swine flu can be easily spread, but kills only a small fraction of those it infects. So what happens if the two viruses mix? [News Source]

Expert warns of A(H1N1)-bird flu mix scenario (The Hindu) MEXICO CITY: Bird flu kills more than 60 per cent of its human victims, but doesn’t easily pass from person to person. Swine flu — now called Influenza A(H1N1) — can be spread with a sneeze or handshake, but kills only a ... [News Source]

Top flu expert warns of a swine flu-bird flu mix (12:46 p.m.) (Las Cruces Sun-News) Top flu expert warns of a swine flu-bird flu mix (12:46 p.m.) [News Source]

Top flu expert warns of a swine flu-bird flu mix (The Daily Jeffersonian) MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Bird flu kills more than 60 percent of its human victims, but doesn't easily pass from person to person. Swine flu can be spread with a sneeze or handshake, but kills only a small fraction of the people it infects. So what happens... [News Source]

Top flu expert warns of a swine flu-bird flu mix (AP via Yahoo! News) Bird flu kills more than 60 percent of its human victims, but doesn't easily pass from person to person. Swine flu can be spread with a sneeze or handshake, but kills only a small fraction of the people it infects. [News Source]

Expert Warns Of Swine Flu-Bird Flu Mix (CBS 13 Sacramento) Bird flu kills more than 60 percent of its human victims, but doesn't easily pass from person to person. Swine flu can be spread with a sneeze or handshake, but kills only a small fraction of the people it infects. So what happens if they mix? [News Source]

Expert Warns Of Swine Flu-Bird Flu Mix (WCCO Minneapolis – St. Paul) Bird flu kills more than 60 percent of its human victims, but doesn't easily pass from person to person. Swine flu can be spread with a sneeze or handshake, but kills only a small fraction of the people it infects. So what happens if they mix? [News Source]

Top flu expert warns of a swine flu-bird flu mix. Bird flu kills more than 60 percent of its human victims, but doesn't easily pass from person to person. Swine flu can be spread easily, but kills only a small fraction of the people it infects. So what happens if they mix? This is the scenario that has some scientists worried. [News Source]

Preparing for the worst. If a global pandemic is declared and manufacturers are asked to produce a vaccine for H1N1, they are unlikely to be able to respond quickly enough. The details of dosing for a pandemic vaccine are simply not yet known. [News Source]

Does WHO need to declare flu a full pandemic? With most people breathing easier about H1N1 flu, the WHO finds itself in a bind about how to respond to the continuing spread of the virus whose effects have proved mainly mild. The UN believes that a six-point pandemic alert should be raised to the top notch. [News Source]