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December

Dec 29 —	Scientists Isolate Genes that Made 1918 Flu Lethal
Dec 22 —	HHS Encourages Technology Transfer to Combat Bird Flu
Dec 16 —	HHS Releases Guidance for Use and Stockpiling of Antiviral Drugs
Dec 02 —	FSIS Drafts Avian Flu Risk Assessment for Poultry and Egg Products

Nov 12 —	Airport Test of Plan to Slow Pandemic
Nov 11 —	Record-level US Support for Bird Flu Programme

Oct 27 —	Genetics Provide Evidence about Migratory Bird Movement
Oct 25 —	US Pledges Additional $320 Million in Fight Against Bird Flu
Oct 16 —	UN-World Bank Releases Global Progress Report on Pandemic Influenza Readiness
Oct 15 —	WHO Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance - Request for Comments
Oct 08 —	CDC Awards $16.9 Million to Combat Pandemic, Seasonal Influenza

Sep 30 —

FDA Clears New CDC Test to Detect Human Influenza

Aug 20 —	$24 Million Awarded for Pandemic Preparedness Projects
Aug 19 —	Bacterial Pneumonia Caused Most Deaths in 1918 Influenza Pandemic

July 23 —	Guidance on Pandemic Vaccination Allocation Released
July 08 —	Report on Home Health Care during an Influenza Pandemic: Issues and Resources Released

June 27 —	Antivirals - State Allocations Updated
June 12 —	Contracts Awarded for Development of Faster Influenza Diagnostic Tests
June 10 —	New Bird Flu Strains (H7) Might have Enhanced Potential to Infect/Spread-Among People

May 28 —

Bangladesh Confirms Its First Human Case of H5N1 Avian Influenza

March 26 —	Ducks, Rice Play Key Role in Outbreaks
March 20 —	Secretary Leavitt Blogs About Pandemic Exercise With Bloggers
March 19 —	Fifth Pandemic Planning Update Report Released Report>>
March 18 —	U.N. Group Warns Indonesia Situation Critical News Release >>
March 13 —	Webcast on State Pandemic Planning Assessments Watch Webcast >>
March 11 —	New Guidelines for State Pandemic Planning Guidance Document (PDF - 1.5 MB) >>

Feb 26 —	UC Irvine Study Finds Spread of Bird Flu Strains are Slowed at Some Borders News Release >>
Feb 18 —	MIT Explains Spread of 1918 Flu Pandemic News Release >>
Feb 13 —	OIE Approves Diagnostic Kits for Avian Flu News Release >>

Jan 22 —	WHO Launches Influenza Tracking Database News Release >>
Jan 16 —	Comments on OIE Director General Statements News Release >>
Jan 14 —	CDC Message for Travelers to Asia for Lunar New Year Travel Message >>