Kenya: Country Still Prone to Bird Flu Outbreak, Says Nyikal (AllAfrica.com) Kenya is at risk of bird flu following outbreaks in the neighbouring regions, the Ministry of Health has warned. [News Source]

Fort Monroe unit devises U.S. pandemic flu plan. Should a pandemic flu spread across the United States, the Defense Department now has a plan of attack that incorporates the response of federal, state and local agencies. [News Source]

Ghana: Bird Flu Compensation (AllAfrica.com) Close to 90 million cedis (GHC9,000) was last Friday paid as compensation to three poultry farmers whose birds and farm implements were destroyed as a result of the outbreak of bird flu on their farms at Asuokwa, near Sunyani. [News Source]

FRANCE: Bird flu scare hits Unicopa profits (Just Food) French co-operative group Unicopa has posted a loss of some EUR2.7m (US$3.7m) for 2006 due in part to a bird flu scare. [News Source]

Veterinarians find themselves on front line in battle against bird flu (vietnam net) VietNamNet Bridge – The veterinary network at the commune and ward level is indispensable in fighting avian influenza outbreaks, according to the chief technical advisor for bird flu control project organised by the French non-profit organisation Agronomes & Veterinaires Sans Frontieres (Agronomists and Veterinarians without Borders). [News Source]