Knowledge: avian
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- World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/ - Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response: includes updated counts of human incidence of Avian flu, and updates of the state of medical knowledge.
- International Society for Infectious Diseases
http://www.promedmail.org/ - With frequent updates on the incidence of, and plans to detect cases of, avian flu.
- CDC: Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/ - Facts about previous flu pandemics, and key facts about bird flu and the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus.
- CNN.com - Bird flu: What you need to know
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/21/birdflu.facts/ - Questions and answers about Avian Influenza.
- Bird Flu - US Department of State
http://usinfo.state.gov/gi/global_issues/bird_flu.html - News on the disease from the US government.
- SciDev.Net
http://www.scidev.net/ms/bird_flu/ - Questions, answers, and opinions from the Science and Development Network, which provides information on science- and technology-related issues that impact developing countries.
- Avian Influenza
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/health-avian_influenza-index.htm - Information on bird flu from Australia's Department of Health and Ageing.
- Bird Flu
http://www.sars.com.sg/birdflu/bfindex.php - With a frequently updated list of web news on avian influenza.
- BBC Health news: Avian flu
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3422839.stm - BBC questions and answers on avian flu, and whether it could spread between humans.
- Bird Flu Monitor
http://www.birdflumonitor.com/ - Weblog with comment on and links to news and media stories.
- Avian Influenza (Bird Flu): Implications for Human Disease
http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/avianflu/biofacts/avflu_human.html - Overview of avian influenza (bird flu) and analysis of the developing threat to humans.
- Reuters AlertNet - Bird Flu
http://www.alertnet.org/thefacts/reliefresources/sections/BIRDFLU.htm - Provides news, information, and analysis on the bird-flu emergency.
- Nature: Bird Flu
http://www.nature.com/nature/focus/birdflu/ - Events relating to, and science about, bird flu, presented by the science magazine Nature.
- Animal Health: Avian Influenza
http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/subjects/en/health/diseases-cards/special_avian.html - Background, resources, news, and breaking information from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.
- Avian Flu (Bird Flu)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/birdflu1.shtml - A guide to bird flu and its symptoms from BBC Health.
- Guardian Unlimited: Special Report: Bird Flu
http://www.guardian.co.uk/birdflu/0,14207,1131431,00.html - Ongoing news coverage of the H5N1 virus and the possibility of a human pandemic. Includes Flash slideshow showing how a pandemic might start.
- MedlinePlus: Bird Flu
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/birdflu.html - News and links.
- CIDRAP
http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/avianflu/ - News on avian influenza from the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota.
- NBII Wildlife Disease Information Node
http://wildlifedisease.nbii.gov - Monitoring and reporting system to provide data on wildlife diseases, mortality events, and other critical related information.
- Bird flu (avian influenza) - MayoClinic.com
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bird-flu/DS00566 - Overview of the virus, its effects on birds and humans, and the possibility of global pandemic.
- Bird Flu Monitor
http://www.birdflumonitor.com/index.xml - Information on this developing crisis.
- Flu Shots and the Bird Flu
http://pediatrics.about.com/od/weeklyquestion/a/05_bird_flu.htm - Explains why the normal vaccination will not protect against this specific virus.
- Singapore Government Bird Flu
http://www.flu.gov.sg/ - News and facts about bird flu from the Singapore Government.
- Medscape: Avian Flu in Humans May Be Common, but Mild, After Exposure to Sick Poultry
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/521173 - 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.]
- Bird Flu/Avian Flu News from Medical News Today
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/rss/birdflu-sars.xml - Latest headlines in feed form.
- Avian Influenza
http://www.avian-influenza.com - Find disease and control strategies by Intervet. Includes details on preparation and outbreaks.
- Bird Flu - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/birdflu - Learn about the impact of avian flu on birds and humans with advice for bird watchers.
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