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"Planning for and Response to Disasters in Canada" Publication. This is distributed by the Canadian Farm Business Management Council and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. A hard copy of the publication is available for $19.00, however it can be downloaded free of charge at the following web site. http://farmcentre.com/english/downloads/disasterplanning.htm CFIA http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/disemala/avflu/avflue.shtml Public Health Agency of Canada http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/influenza/avian_e.html CBC http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/avianflu/ Chicken Farmers of Canada http://www.chicken.ca/DefaultSite/index_e.aspx?DetailID=219 NB Department of Health and Wellness http://www.gnb.ca/0053/factsheets/avian-e.asp OMAFRA http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/poultry/health.html Health Canada http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/iyh-vsv/diseases-maladies/avian-aviare_e.html Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex8136 World Health Organization http://www.who.int/csr/don/2004_04_05/en/ CDC http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/ Bird Flu Updates Tracking informationóand discounting misinformationóon bird flu is a continuing challenge. One of the best independent ëbirdís eye viewí of bird flu reports appears as a public service website developed by private Singapore residents Capt Denis L. Menezes and Mrs Anita J. Menezes who first provided web-based report tracking on the SARS outbreaks in Asia some years ago. See: http://www.sars.com.sg/birdflu/bfindex.php Also, see the World Health Organizationís ëAvian Influenza Timelineí for a history of the spread of bird flu: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/Timeline_3_03.pdf
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