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• Flu outbreak and the public health response
  Midmorning gets an update on the extent of the flu outbreak in Minnesota. Though health departments had plans for dealing with a potentially deadly outbreak, this particular flu did not follow the rule book. Now health departments are moving faster to contain the spread.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Ruth Lynfield, MD: Minnesota's state epidemiologist and medical director for infectious disease.
  Paul Jarris, MD: Executive director of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.
  Eleanor Kinney: Law professor and co-director of the William S. and Christine S. Hall Center for Law and Health at Indiana University.
  Dirk Brockman: Associate professor of computer science at Northwestern University. He has come up with a computer model that predicts the movement of the H1N1 flu.
  Resources
  Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
  Northwestern's computer simulations of pandemic
  About Eleanor Kinney
  Where's George
  Minnesota State Health Department
• Are Minnesota's feathered friends in danger?
  A recent report by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says nearly one-third of the nation's 800 bird species are threatened, endangered, or in serious decline. Midmorning talks with bird expert Carrol Henderson about the health of Minnesota's bird population.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Carrol Henderson: Nongame wildlife program supervisor for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. He's also author of several books, including "Woodworking for Wildlife."
  More from MPR
  High above Duluth, raptors offer a sign of spring (04/13/2009)
  More birds migrating through the Upper Mississippi valley (03/20/2009)
  Study: Birds shifting north due to global warming (02/10/2009)
  'Birds in Flight' (10/24/2008)
  Resources
  Carrol Henderson's favorite bird watching spots in Minnesota
  Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
  Minnesota Birds

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