U.S. health agency stages bird flu war game (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A leading U.S. health agency staged a war game this week to test its response to one of the worst health emergencies it could imagine -- an outbreak of avian flu on American soil.

Vets converge on city zoo to discuss bird flu (The Scotsman)
A TEAM of vets from zoos and wildlife attractions around the world will be discussing how to deal with the threat of bird flu when they meet at Edinburgh Zoo next month.

Coalition: 'Zero dollars' invites bird flu outbreak (Florida Today)
A coalition concerned about bird-flu preparedness urged Florida legislators to provide $37 million in funds to buy and stockpile antiviral drugs that might save lives. Not to do so, one of them said, "is very poor preventive medicine."

Sanitary chief expects bird flu in Russia, watchdog allays fears (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
MOSCOW, April 27 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's chief sanitary doctor said Friday outbreaks of bird flu could occur in Siberia and European Russia this summer, while Russia's agriculture watchdog responded that they were fully prepared to deal with it.