Home > Extension: Publications/Resources > Diseases > Avian Influenza

Background & Sources of Information

Occurrence

Prevention

Avian Influenza

Avian Influenza Testing in Minnesota: In response to the changing Avian Influenza (AI) situation locally, nationally and internationally, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health Minnesota Poultry Testing Laboratory (MPTL) has increased its AI surveillance.

BACKGROUND AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION

University of Minnesota's Avian Influenza Information Page (College of Vet Med) HTML

Avian Influenza (Bird Flu): Implications for Human Disease (CIDRAP) HTML

Minnesota Cooperative Avian Influenza Control Program (Minnesota Board of Animal Health) PDF

Avian Influenza: A Guide for Veterinarians & Companion Animal Owners (Minnesota Dept of Agriculture) PDF

Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) (Centers for Disease Control) HTML

Avian Influenza in the World (The Poultry Informed Professional, University of Georgia) PDF

Avian Influenza in Poultry (University of Florida) PDF / HTML

Avian Influenza (University of California-Davis) HTML

Avian Influenza (Queensland Government, Australia) HTML

Avian Influenza Resources (Poultry Health Services) HTML

Avian Influenza Virus Program (University of Maryland) HTML

U.S. Poultry Industry Questions and Answers on Avian Influenza (“Bird Flu”) (National Chicken Council; National Turkey Federation; Egg Safety Center) PDF

Understanding Avian Influenza (CSREE, USDA) PDF

Information Resources on Avian Influenza (Animal Welfare Information
Center, USDA, ARS, NAL) HTML

Avian Influenza: Trade Issues (CAST) HTML

Avian Influenza: Human Pandemic Concerns (CAST) HTML

Pandemic Influenza Planning: A Guide for Individuals and Families (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services) HTML

OCCURRENCE

Avian Influenza Still Being Found in Northeastern United States: Livestock Update, Feb. 1998 (Virginia Tech) HTML

Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Virginia Department of Ag and Consumer Services) HTML

EPA Guidelines for Disposal of Domestic Birds Infected by Avian Influenza (August 31, 2006) PDF

PREVENTION

Avian Influenza: A Minnesota Avian Control Program (University of Minnesota) PDF

Avian Influenza Prevention in Gamebird and Ratite Facilities (Kansas State University) PDF

Recommendations to Prevent the Spread and/or Introduction of Avian Influenza Virus (University of California-Davis) PDF

Recomendaciones para Prevenir la Despersión y/o Introducción del Virus de la Influenza de Aves (University of California-Davis) HTML

Avian Influenza (University of California-Davis) HTML

High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (University of California-Davis) HTML

National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza (Homeland Security Council, Nov. 2005) PDF