INTERNET RESOURCES FOR COVERING AVIAN FLU

Centers for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/
Background on infection, transmission, vaccines and more.

Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/avianflu/index.html
News links and background from the University of Minnesota.

Kaiser Family Foundation
http://tinyurl.com/be4aq
Archived video of journalism conference session on avian flu (transcript to come).

Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00566
Good summary overview, risk factors, and more.

National Institutes of Health
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/birdflu.html
Latest news updates plus background information.

New York Times
http://snipurl.com/ihef
Free, updated archive of stories on avian flu.

Pan American Health Organization
http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/Number22_article1.htm
Article on communicating the risk of bird flu.

Pandemic Flu
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/
The official US government website from HHS, with planning, response, travel and other info.

Reuters AlertNet
http://www.alertnet.org/thefacts/reliefresources/sections/BIRDFLU.htm
Latest news about bird flu, updated frequently.

Sars.com
http://www.sars.com.sg/birdflu/bfindex.php
Clearinghouse has searchable database of bird flu news stories.

Science and Development Network
http://www.scidev.net/ms/bird_flu/
Q and A, news, resources and useful glossary of terms.

US AID
http://snipurl.com/ihen
Agency for International Development tracks news and US action.

What Every Journalist Needs to Know
http://www.rtnda.org/resources/avianflu.shtml
A primer by NBC's Robert Bazell.

World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/
Situation updates, reports of confirmed cases, fact sheet.

World Organization for Animal Health
http://www.oie.int/eng/AVIAN_INFLUENZA/home.htm
Summary of regulations and surveillance of animal diseases.

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