Bird Flu Fighters Await $670 Mln From Donors, World Bank Says (Bloomberg.com) Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The World Bank said it is still awaiting $670 million of the money promised by donor countries and organizations for a global effort to fight bird flu. [News Source]

Birds Are Tested For West Nile Virus (KITV TheHawaiiChannel.com via Yahoo! News) Wildlife and health officials have begun the largest-ever program to test birds. Officials are making sure avian influenza -- or the bird flu -- hasn't made its way to the United States. Part of the sampling involves birds in Hawaii. [News Source]

CURRY COUNTY PREPARING FOR POSSIBLE AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK (Curry Coastal Pilot) GOLD BEACH – Curry County is planning for what to do if a global disease outbreak reaches the United States or for any other emergency, Public Health Administrator Georganne Greene said at an avian flu seminar this week. [News Source]

ISD completes education campaign on bird flu in Upper West (Ghanaweb.com) Wa, September 16, GNA- A joint campaign team of the Information Services Department and the Veterinary Services Division of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture has completed a three-week education campaign on the prevention of the Avian influenza (bird flu) in the country. [News Source]

Hunger kills guillemots. The discovery of their emaciated bodies is being blamed on global warming because it is believed sprats and other small fish have been forced further north in search of colder waters. [News Source]

Massive avian flu tests begin in Isles (Honolulu Advertiser) Two otherwise docile ducks briefly squirmed, quacked and flapped webbed feet in protest as they endured the indignity of being tested for a dangerous bird flu at the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge yesterday. [News Source]

Fairfax issues pandemic flu response plan. A severe outbreak of bird flu would infect nearly a third of Fairfax County's population, killing almost 700 people and sending thousands to local hospitals, according to a new report. [News Source]

Bird flu surveillance to expand (Helena Independent Record) HELENA (AP) Montana’s surveillance to detect the type of bird flu that swept through poultry in Asia includes a new system for the public to report sick or dead wild birds. [News Source]

U.S. offers more bird flu funding (The Jakarta Post) JAKARTA: The U.S. pledged Friday to provide an additional US$3.2 million to help fight bird flu in Indonesia, which has recorded 49 deaths, the world's highest number. [News Source]