WHO Warns Against Complacency With Avian Influenza (Scoop.co.nz) Warning against the dangers of complacency, the World Health Organization today urged Member States not to drop their guard against the threat posed by avian influenza. [News Source]

Pacific Health Officials Confront Avian Flu Fears (Voice of America) The World Health Organization says the threat of avian flu is as serious as ever. Members of the WHO's western Pacific region are in South Korea to discuss ways to combat bird flu. [News Source]

Complacency on bird flu will be deadly - WHO. The World Health Organisation warned on Monday against complacency in the fight against bird flu, saying another human influenza pandemic is inevitable sooner or later. [News Source]

Bird Flu Vaccine Shows Promise in First Human Trials (Environment News Service) BRUSSELS, Belgium , September 12, 2007 (ENS) - Results of the first clinical trial of a novel bird flu vaccine developed to protect humans show that it is safe and well tolerated in healthy volunteers, according to an international team of scientists who have been working on the project since 2001. The new vaccine is the first ever human candidate vaccine against the potentially deadly avian ... [News Source]

GLOBAL FATALITY RATE FROM BIRD FLU AT 61 PCT: WHO (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) Agribusiness Approximately six out of 10 people around the world who have contracted bird flu have died, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said Wednesday, stressing the need for improved contingency systems. [News Source]

Global Fatality Rate From Bird Flu At 61 PCT: WHO (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) Approximately six out of 10 people around the world who have contracted bird flu have died, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said Wednesday, stressing the need for improved contingency systems. [News Source]

Bird flu outbreak serious threat, says senior minister (Antara News) Coordinating Minister for People?s Welfare Aburizal Bakrie has said that bird flu (Avian Influenza) outbreak posed a serious threat to many countries, including Indonesia. [News Source]

Vietnam keeps the lid on bird flu (Vietnam Net) VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has done well to control bird flu, affirmed Head of the Veterinary Department Bui Quang Anh at a national conference on avian influenza and animal disease prevention, in Hanoi on Sept. 11. [News Source]