Ghana needs US$14m to prevent Avian Influenza from spreading (Accra Daily Mail) The Minister for Food and Agriculture (MOFA), Ernest Debrah has said the country requires US$14million to prevent the avian flu disease from spreading beyond Tema and Sunyani. [News Source]

Outbreak of bird flu ‘has ended’ (BBC News) Health officials say an outbreak of a mild form of bird flu which affected 17 people in north Wales has ended. [News Source]

Outbreak of bird flu ‘has ended’ (BBC News) Health officials say an outbreak of a mild form of bird flu which affected 17 people in north Wales has ended. [News Source]

UI gears up for bird-flu crisis (The Daily Iowan) In a race against the quickly mutating avian influenza virus H5N1, a team of UI physicians and administrators has joined the international community in preparing for a possible worldwide outbreak. The Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Task Force, created in January 2006 by UI Provost Michael Hogan, is hashing out a detailed plan of action that could be used as a template for other colleges ... [News Source]

Chinese soldier dies from bird flu: WHO (AFP via Yahoo! News) A teenage soldier in China has died from bird flu, the health ministry reported Tuesday, but a WHO official said the country's 16th death from the virus was not cause for major alarm. [News Source]

Chinese soldier dies from bird flu: WHO (AFP via Yahoo! News) A teenage soldier in China has died from bird flu, the health ministry reported Tuesday, but a WHO official said the country's 16th death from the virus was not cause for major alarm. [News Source]

Death of bird flu soldier confirmed (China Daily) The 19-year-old soldier who was diagnosed with avian bird flu on May 18 has died, after a group of medical experts failed to save him from physical deterioration, confirmed the Information Office of Chinese Ministry of Health on Tuesday. [News Source]

Bird flu hits two more provinces in Vietnam (EARTHtimes.org) Hanoi- The avian flu virus is continuing to spread to new provinces in Vietnam, the country's Animal Health Department confirmed Tuesday, raising the total number of provinces affected to 15. The latest provinces where poultry has been hit by the H5N... [News Source]

Chinese soldier dies of bird flu (EARTHtimes.org) Beijing- A 19-year-old Chinese soldier has died of avian influenza, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday. The Chinese Health Ministry reported that the unidentified soldier died Sunday, WHO said on its website. ... [News Source]