Yukon Kuskokwim Nushagak science

I can’t get webcasts but maybe some of you can.

USDA to Web-cast briefing on avian influenza situation Monday
Mar. 17, 2006

Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, Secretary of Health & Human Services Mike Leavitt and Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton, will discuss preparations for avian influenza in the U.S. during a live Web cast at 1 p.m. EST Monday, March 20.

The briefing will include details of the expanded migratory bird monitoring system and an update on response plans in the event of an outbreak among domestic birds. Secretary Leavitt will discuss public health preparedness.

The live event can be viewed online at www.usda.gov.Sorry the unseen web coding was wrong. The address is www.usda.gov or the hot link is here

For more information on asian influenza, visit PandemicFlu.gov (same as AvianFlu.gov); www.usda.gov and www.DOI.gov.

I just ran across this via Alex Steffan’s essay posted earlier I would hope this YK Alaska blog might be a localized, regional resource with similar information about bird flu, pandemic preparation, and disaster mitigation but for our local context.

http://www.fluwikie.com/
Flu Wiki Tour and Frequently Asked Questions
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“Bird Flu: Can We Out-Collaborate a Pandemic? | Alex Steffen”
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003310.html

This essay was written last year (2005). I only just ran across it, after setting this site up. He discusses what role the blogosphere may have in our own planning.

So, is it time to take to the basement safe room and start eating canned beans? Not quite. There is still a good chance that we can avert the next plague by working together. If so, the blogosphere will need to play a key role.

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Self-instruction course or tutorial (also in pdf form)

I have not had time to review this course. However: the credentials are good (PanAmerican Health Organization); it’s been on the Internet for awhile. The site includes links to further readings and a glossary. Topics list is comprehensive, too.

Introduction
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