BBC Health news: Avian flu
BBC questions and answers on avian flu, and whether it could spread between humans.
Flu Shots and the Bird Flu
Explains why the normal vaccination will not protect against this specific virus.
Bird Flu - US Department of State
News on the disease from the US government.
NBII Wildlife Disease Information Node
Monitoring and reporting system to provide data on wildlife diseases, mortality events, and other critical related information.
Reuters AlertNet - Bird Flu
Provides news, information, and analysis on the bird-flu emergency.
Avian Flu (Bird Flu)
A guide to bird flu and its symptoms from BBC Health.
Bird Flu Monitor
Weblog with comment on and links to news and media stories.
Bird Flu Monitor
Information on this developing crisis.
CDC: Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
Facts about previous flu pandemics, and key facts about bird flu and the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus.
CIDRAP
News on avian influenza from the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota.
Avian Influenza (Bird Flu): Implications for Human Disease
Overview of avian influenza (bird flu) and analysis of the developing threat to humans.
CNN.com - Bird flu: What you need to know
Questions and answers about Avian Influenza.
Animal Health: Avian Influenza
Background, resources, news, and breaking information from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.
Singapore Government Bird Flu
News and facts about bird flu from the Singapore Government.
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.
Avian Influenza
Information on bird flu from Australia's Department of Health and Ageing.
Bird flu (avian influenza) - MayoClinic.com
Overview of the virus, its effects on birds and humans, and the possibility of global pandemic.
Bird Flu/Avian Flu News from Medical News Today
Latest headlines in feed form.
Medscape: Avian Flu in Humans May Be Common, but Mild, After Exposure to Sick Poultry
Report on a study by Dr. Anna Thorson showing that self-reported mild cases of flu-like illnesses were highly correlated with exposure to sick poultry. (No serological analysis.) [Free registration required.]
Nature: Bird Flu
Events relating to, and science about, bird flu, presented by the science magazine Nature.
MedlinePlus: Bird Flu
News and links.
International Society for Infectious Diseases
With frequent updates on the incidence of, and plans to detect cases of, avian flu.
Bird Flu
With a frequently updated list of web news on avian influenza.
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.
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.
WHO: Avian Influenza
Fact sheet about the disease and its risk to humans.
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