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Bird flu search called off course

Birds from Latin America -- not from the north -- are most likely to bring deadly bird flu to the main United States, researchers said Monday, suggesting the government might miss the H5N1 virus because biologists have been looking in the wrong direction.

Bird flu search called off course

Birds from Latin America -- not from the north -- are most likely to bring deadly bird flu to the main United States, researchers said Monday, suggesting the government might miss the H5N1 virus because biologists have been looking in the wrong direction.

Fears of bird flu span the globe on cranes' wings

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. -- In any given spring, curious motorists can be seen pulling over along Interstate 80 to gawk at the 500,000 or so sandhill cranes that stop along the Platte River in Nebraska on their way to the northern climes of Canada, Alaska and S

Fears of bird flu span the globe on cranes' wings

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. -- In any given spring, curious motorists can be seen pulling over along Interstate 80 to gawk at the 500,000 or so sandhill cranes that stop along the Platte River in Nebraska on their way to the northern climes of Canada, Alaska and S

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Health officials remain focused on bird flu threat

Less than a year ago, Americans could barely turn on the television, surf the Internet or pick up a newspaper without finding a doomsday story about deadly avian flu. Now, with the disease still centered in Asia and the failure of migratory birds to sprea

Health officials remain focused on bird flu threat

Less than a year ago, Americans could barely turn on the television, surf the Internet or pick up a newspaper without finding a doomsday story about deadly avian flu. Now, with the disease still centered in Asia and the failure of migratory birds to sprea

State readies early order for bird flu vaccine

Alaska is taking an aggressive stance against a possible outbreak of deadly bird flu in humans by placing its order early for medicines intended to slow the spread of a pandemic. State officials will eventually order enough antiviral doses to cover about

State readies early order for bird flu vaccine

Alaska is taking an aggressive stance against a possible outbreak of deadly bird flu in humans by placing its order early for medicines intended to slow the spread of a pandemic. State officials will eventually order enough antiviral doses to cover about

Planners consider pandemic problems

Consider this: It's April 2007. The World Health Organization has confirmed 25 cases of human-to-human transmission of H5N1, the deadly strain of avian flu, in a village of 120 people in Hunan province, China. World Health officials call the virus a

Planners consider pandemic problems

Consider this: It's April 2007. The World Health Organization has confirmed 25 cases of human-to-human transmission of H5N1, the deadly strain of avian flu, in a village of 120 people in Hunan province, China. World Health officials call the virus a

Samples from birds to be tested for avian flu

A state lab in Anchorage is ready to join a nationwide effort to detect early on whether a deadly bird flu virus has reached the North American continent.

Samples from birds to be tested for avian flu

A state lab in Anchorage is ready to join a nationwide effort to detect early on whether a deadly bird flu virus has reached the North American continent.

Science meets tradition as village prepares for feast

Scientists have been posted in Barrow -- the nation's northernmost city, to look for early warning signs that migratory birds are bringing the deadly virus to North America.

Science meets tradition as village prepares for feast

Scientists have been posted in Barrow -- the nation's northernmost city, to look for early warning signs that migratory birds are bringing the deadly virus to North America.

Sample tests yet to reveal bird flu virus

Several thousand samples from live and subsistence-hunted birds in Alaska have so far tested negative for the avian flu virus, according to government officials.

Sample tests yet to reveal bird flu virus

Several thousand samples from live and subsistence-hunted birds in Alaska have so far tested negative for the avian flu virus, according to government officials.

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Eagle River family takes emergency preparation seriously

Facing a possible flu pandemic, everyone thinks about vaccines, drugs and other treatments to prevent getting the deadly virus. But health officials here say one of the tools they'd use to stop a pandemic from spreading is "social distancing.

Bird Flu 101

They're b-a-a-a-a-ck. The birds, that is. And people are starting to wonder about the flu they might bring. If the headlines are any indication, that virus is marching steadily across the planet.

Bird Flu 101

They're b-a-a-a-a-ck. The birds, that is. And people are starting to wonder about the flu they might bring. If the headlines are any indication, that virus is marching steadily across the planet.

Flu worries cloud return of geese to the tundra

Spring is here, and I've finally deciphered how much I owe Uncle Dick and George, and that means I'm back outside.

Alaska officials identify flu flaws

The federal government can't tackle a flu pandemic alone, and Alaska leaders aren't ready to deal with one. The people aren't ready either, especially rural Alaskans who will be killing and eating wild birds during this spring's subsis