The following is a collection of resources providing consistently updated information on the spread of Avian Flu (Bird Flu) in both animals and humans. This listing includes both international and regional sources.



This is not a comprehensive listing. Please send additions to this list to Deborah Heimann dheimann@comminit.com

Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy - University of Minnesota
Avian Influenza Latest News

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Avian Influenza: Current Situation

Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)
Agriculture Department: Animal Production and Health Division
Emergency Prevention System for Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases (EMPRES) Avian Influenza Maps

Government of Hong Kong
Prevention of Avian Influenza News

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation: GlobalHealthFacts.org
Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation: GlobalHealthFacts.org
Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Deaths

Humanitarian Early Warning Service
Avian Influenza

Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)
IRINNews.org's Focus on Avian Influenza

International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID)
ProMED-mail

United States Geological Survey (USGS) National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC)
Avian Influenza Maps

World Health Organization (WHO)
Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A (H5N1)

World Health Organization (WHO)
Situation Updates - Avian Influenza

World Health Organization (WHO) Department of Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response
Update on Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Infection in Humans [PDF], New England Journal of Medicine 358, pps. 261-73, January 17 2008.

World Health Organization South East Asian Regional Office (WHO - SEARO)
Update on Avian Influenza

World Health Organization, Thailand
Avian Influenza Surveillance Daily Report