- Avian Influenza Prevention in Gamebird and Ratite Facilities
(PDF)
Details steps that can be followed to prevent or reduce the spread of the illness.
www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/lvstk2/mf2114.pdf
- OIE: Avian Influenza
Includes avian influenza surveillance reports in domestic and wild birds, information on vaccines and diagnostic methods, and methods of humane killing of disease control purposes and carcass disposal.
www.oie.int/eng/avian_influenza
- CDC: Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
Offers basic information on the disease, overview of recent outbreaks, guidance for care providers, travel recommendations, hotline numbers, and links.
www.cdc.gov/flu/avian
- Nature: Avian Flu
Collection of articles, science updates, and profiles tracking the events and discoveries related to avian influenza.
www.nature.com/nature/focus/avianflu
- Bird Flu Monitor
Up-to-date news on this developing crisis worldwide.
www.birdflumonitor.com
- wikiBirdFlu
Community-created resource about avian influenza. Includes a guide to what bird flu is, how viruses change through mutation and antigenic shift, and an explanation of pandemic flu.
www.wikibirdflu.org
- Wikipedia: Avian Flu
User-generated article about avian influenza, the flu from viruses adapted to birds.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avian_flu
- BirdFlu.Gov.Sg
Official government site about avian influenza (flu) in Singapore including information on flu pandemic and bird flu (avian influenza).
www.crisis.gov.sg/flu
- USDA: Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
Collection of bird flu resources from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including how to report sick birds on farms and in the wild, fact sheets, news reports, and links.
www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/hot_issues/avian_influenza/avian_influenza.shtm...
- KidsHealth: Bird Flu (Avian Flu)
Describes how the avian flu spreads from bird to bird or bird to person, unlike the regular flu which spreads from person to person. Includes who is at risk and what can one do to avoid the bird flu.
www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/infection/bird_flu.html
- America.gov: Bird Flu (Avian Influenza)
Articles and research reports on Avian Flu from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs.
science.america.gov/science/health/avianflu.html
- Avian Flu: Under the Microscope
Offers information on Avian Flu including transmission, signs of disease, and prevention and control.
library.thinkquest.org/05aug/01479
- Flu Med
Features basic information on the disease, with related articles and an overview of recent outbreaks. Also includes control measures for Avian Influenza and recommended medications.
www.flumed.co.uk
- Vads Corner: Influenza A (H5N1) Bird Flu
Collection of links to articles and news reports concerning avian influenza.
www.vadscorner.com/h5n1.html
- MedlinePlus: Bird Flu
Features the latest news stories, overviews, research, and more on Bird Flu. From MedlinePlus, the National Library of Medicine's consumer health site.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/birdflu.html
- Bird Flu.org.cn
Information about avian influenza, H5N1, including its history, treatment, and potential.
www.birdflu.org.cn
- Avian Influenza Fact Sheet
From The University of California, Davis Veterinary Medicine Extension. Offers Avian Influenza information including host animals, transmission, signs of disease, and prevention and control.
www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/vetext/INF-PO_AvianInfluenzaFS.html
- Avian Flu: It's Your Fault
Argues that factory farming of livestock drives the development and spread of bird flu and that the best way to remove the threat is to take up a vegetarian diet. From People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Also in Chinese.
www.avianflu.cn
- Genetic Analysis of Bird Flu
Describes research into recent outbreaks of avian influenza, including the H5N1 strain.
www.biomedcentral.com/news/20030227/04
- Poultry Health Services: Avian Influenza Forum
Offers links to official reports and news stories on HPAI outbreaks.
www.poultry-health.com/fora/avinfind.htm
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