Avian influenza is an infectious disease of birds caused by type A strains of the influenza virus. The disease occurs worldwide. While all birds are thought to be susceptible to infection with avian influenza viruses, many wild bird species carry these viruses with no...

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• CDC: U.S. ready if avian flu breaks out
  WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The nation's top disease expert said Tuesday that the federal government has prepared a plan to stem a possible outbreak of avian flu among humans, although the danger of it is not high.
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• President Outlines Pandemic Influenza Preparations and Response
  National Institutes of Health -- The nation's top disease expert said Tuesday that the federal government has prepared a plan to stem a possible outbreakof avian flu among humans.
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• Figuring Out the Flu
  TCS DAILY (Dr. Henry I. Miller) -- To prepare for a possible catastrophe, we need to be aggressive, innovative and, above all, resilient. In society, as in biology, survival requires nothing less.
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