Poll Finds Wariness of U.S. Ability to Respond to Bird Flu

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WASHINGTON - Kim Medlong isn't waiting for the government to take care of him if bird flu comes to town. He has 18 varieties of fruits and vegetables growing in his backyard, and medicine and water socked away, should stores close and human contact become a risky proposition.

Living in Sanford, Fla., Mr. Medlong knows those supplies will come in equally handy for a more common calamity.

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Poll Finds Wariness of U.S. Ability to Respond to Bird Flu

"If not the bird flu," he says, "then the hurricanes."

Mr. Medlong's preparations are unusual, accordi...

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