WHO acknowledges China’s cooperation on bird flu (China Economic Net) The World Health Organization has said it is satisfied with China's collaboration in fighting bird flu. "China is a very important partner in the international fight against avian influenza," David Heymann, interim WHO director for communicable diseases, told a news conference in Beijing. [News Source]

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]

Africa Should Be Top Priority In Battle To Contain Bird Flu (Medical News Today) The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus remains a "potent threat around the world - both to animals and humans. The possibility of a human pandemic hangs over us," the UN Food and Agriculture Organization warns in a statement prepared for delivery at a major donor conference in Bamako, Mali. [click link for full article] [News Source]

Ounce of prevention: Buying anti-flu medicine a wise investment. Spend a whopping $3.6 million preparing for a flu pandemic that doesn't happen and you risk feeling really silly. [News Source]

International Donors Up Funding To Fight H5N1 Avian Flu – Assistance To Africa Increased (Medical News Today)  The UN Food and Agriculture Organization today welcomed additional funding from the international donor community to continue the fight against the deadly H5N1 avian flu virus. Some US$475 million was pledged today at the end of a major three-day international donor conference on avian flu in Bamako, Mali. [click link for full article] [News Source]

Donors pledge 475 million dollars to fight bird flu (People’s Daily) International donors have pledged approximately 475 million dollars to help countries to fight highly pathogenic avian influenza, said a statement released by the World Bank on Friday. [News Source]