Auburn Researchers Tout Bird Flu Vaccine Hopes (WSFA Montgomery) Scientists at Auburn University and Birmingham-based Vaxin say they have created an avian flu vaccine that can be rapidly produced. [News Source]

10:30 a.m. – Federal, local agriculture officials to demostrate avian influenza detection methods (Pacific Daily News) 10 a.m., Dec. 4 - Federal and local wildlife officials are working collaboratively to conduct live wild bird sampling and monitoring of domestic chickens on Guam and the Northern Marianas for early detection of avian influenza, according to joint U.S. Department of Agriculture and Guam Department of Agriculture news release. [News Source]

Bird flu fight needs extra $1.2-1.5 bln-World Bank (AlertNet) Source: Reuters By Alistair Thomson DAKAR, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Global efforts to fight bird flu need $1.2-1.5 billion extra funding over the next two to three years, the World Bank said on Monday, advocating more ... [News Source]

Bird flu fight needs extra $1.2-1.5 bln – World Bank (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) DAKAR (Reuters) - Global efforts to fight bird flu need $1.2-1.5 billion extra funding over the next two to three years, the World Bank said on Monday, advocating more effective compensation for poultry farmers caught in the front line. [News Source]

PREVIEW – Bird flu summit to seek new funds (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) DAKAR (Reuters) - With Africa seen as the weak link in global efforts to prevent a bird flu pandemic among humans, health experts and donors aim to secure more funding at a summit in Mali this week and thrash out how best to spend it. [News Source]

PREVIEW-Bird flu summit to seek new funds (AlertNet) Source: Reuters By Alistair Thomson DAKAR, Dec 3 (Reuters) - With Africa seen as the weak link in global efforts to prevent a bird flu pandemic among humans, health experts and donors aim to secure more funding at ... [News Source]