What is bird flu? (Daily Telegraph)
Avian influenza or 'bird flu' is a contagious disease of birds, caused by influenza A viruses that can cause a range of symptoms, from mild illness and low mortality to a highly contagious disease with a near 100% fatality rate.

US awards 200 million dlrs in deals for emergency bird flu vaccine (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The US announced nearly 200 million dollars in deals to boost strategic stocks of bird flu vaccine to be used at the onset of an influenza pandemic.

Bird flu drug stocks leave UK at risk, warn experts (Daily Telegraph)
Britain has been left vulnerable to a global bird flu pandemic because the stockpile of antiviral drugs is deficient, leading doctors and scientists warned yesterday.

Government orders more bird flu vaccine (AP via Yahoo! News)
The government ordered enough vaccine Monday to protect an additional 2.7 million people against bird flu, adding to a stockpile for use in an outbreak of the deadly virus.