Avian flu vaccine developed for poultry (PhysOrg) U.S. scientists say they've developed the first egg-injected vaccine to protect chickens against the avian influenza virus. [News Source]

Avian flu vaccine developed for poultry (UPI) MONTGOMERY, Ala., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've developed the first egg-injected vaccine to protect chickens against the avian influenza virus. [News Source]

When to use bird flu vaccine a “tricky issue”. A vaccine against the killer H5N1 bird flu virus could be licensed for human use in a year, but when to use it is becoming a "tricky issue", a senior World Health Organization official said on Wednesday. [News Source]

Researchers find flu ‘weak spot’. US researchers believe they have found a weak spot in the flu virus - in both bird flu and normal seasonal strains - which if targeted could stop it in its tracks. [News Source]

Bird flu experts meet to fight complacency. Experts fighting bird flu around the world met on Wednesday to replenish their war chest and plot the next stage of their campaign to control the disease and avert a devastating human flu pandemic. [News Source]

Bird flu talks seek solidarity for struggling Africa (AFP via Yahoo! News) Appeals for international solidarity, especially to help Africa fight the potentially deadly bird flu, have poured in at an international conference on the disease. [News Source]

At least 500 million dollars needed a year to fight bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News) Between 500 and 750 million dollars (376 and 564 million euros) are required each year to globally fight bird flu and support ongoing programmes, a United Nations bird flu expert has said. [News Source]

New Research Predicts US Entry Of H5N1 Avian Influenza (Science Daily) Scientists at the Consortium for Conservation Medicine, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo predict that bird flu will most likely be introduced to countries in the Western Hemisphere through infected poultry trade rather than from migrating birds from eastern Siberia, as previously thought. The research will be published online in the [News Source]

Bird Flu Experts in Mali to Raise Funds for Africa (Environment News Service) BAMAKO, Mali , December 6, 2006 (ENS) - The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus remains a “potent threat around the world" to both animals and humans, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization warns in a statement prepared for delivery tomorrow at a major donor conference in Mali's capital Bamako. [News Source]