Avian flu hits Denmark’s poultry; FAO questions world strategy (Food Production Daily) 22/05/2006 - Denmark and Romania are battling fresh outbreaks of the lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu, which has spread to domestic poultry in the two countries. [News Source]

Avian Flu An Expensive Long-term Emergency – More Than $300 Million Required To Fund FAO’s Activities To Control The (Medical News Today) The current avian flu crisis is not only an immediate, short-term problem, it is likely to be a continuing emergency that will last several years, says Joseph Domenech, FAO's Chief Veterinary Officer. The prospect of a human pandemic aside, the damage the disease will cause to bird populations, and domestic poultry in particular, is tremendous, he warns. [click link for full article] [News Source]