H5N1 (Avian) Flu
Press Releases
- Testing for Bird Flu in Alaska: The First Year of Concerted Effort
1/9/07: Alaska Department of Fish and Game
- DEC Environmental Health Lab Approved to Test Avian Influenza and State Veterinarian’s Authorities Broadened
6/13/06: State of Alaska, Office for Governor
- State, Federal Agencies Express Concern Over Made-for-TV Movie Title "Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America"
5/9/06: Alaska departments of Health & Social Services, Fish & Game, and Environmental Conservation; U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
- ADF&G, DEC, and DHSS detail state preparations regarding avian flu
3/29/06: Alaska Departments of Health & Social Services, Fish & Game, and Environmental Conservation
- USDA, DOI and HHS Expand Screening for Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza in Migratory Birds
3/22/06: United States Department of Agriculture
Editorials
Flu in Alaska
Contact Information
For public health questions, human health concerns or planning information for pandemic flu, call 1-888-9Panflu
(1-888-972-6358).
Anchorage residents can call the local line: (907) 334-2292.
