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Special Report: Bird Flu
- Overview and some Q&A about Avian Influenza (bird flu) with breaking news and information.
International Society for Infectious Diseases
- With frequent updates on the incidence of, and plans to detect cases of, avian flu.
Nature: Bird Flu
- Events relating to, and science about, bird flu, presented by the science magazine Nature.
WHO: Avian Influenza
- Overview and facts about Avian influenza (“bird flu”) and the significance of its transmission to humans.
Bird Flu - US Department of State
- News on the disease from the US government.
MedlinePlus: Bird Flu
- News and links.
Singapore Government Bird Flu
- News and facts about bird flu from the Singapore Government.
Bird Flu
- With a frequently updated list of web news on avian influenza.
Bird Flu Monitor
- Weblog with comment on and links to news and media stories.
MayoClinic.com: Bird Flu (Avian Influenza)
- Bird flu (avian influenza) is highly infectious, but a new vaccine shows promise. Also has signs, symptoms, causes and risk factors.
CDC: Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
- Facts about previous flu pandemics, and key facts about bird flu and the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus.
World Health Organization
- Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response: includes updated counts of human incidence of Avian flu, and updates of the state of medical knowledge.
Animal Health: Avian Influenza
- Background, resources, news, and breaking information from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.
Avian Influenza (Bird Flu): Implications for Human Disease
- Overview of avian influenza (bird flu) and analysis of the developing threat to humans.
Avian Influenza
- Information on bird flu from Australia's Department of Health and Ageing.
BBC Health news: Avian flu
- BBC questions and answers on avian flu, and whether it could spread between humans. (February 17, 2005)
SciDev.Net
- Questions, answers, and opinions from the Science and Development Network, which provides information on science- and technology-related issues that impact developing countries.
Guardian Unlimited: Special Report: Bird Flu
- Ongoing news coverage of the H5N1 virus and the possibility of a human pandemic. Includes Flash slideshow showing how a pandemic might start.
CIDRAP
- News on avian influenza from the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota.
Avian Flu (Bird Flu)
- A guide to bird flu and its symptoms from BBC Health.
US State Department - Avian Flu Fact Sheet
- Alerts as to the current outbreaks of H5N1 in fowl and humans in Asia, and advice regarding safe handling of fowl.
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