Africa: U.S. Announces Boost for FAO’s Bird Flu Programme (AllAfrica.com) The United States will support FAO's avian influenza control and prevention programme with an additional US$38 million, FAO announced today. The United States is one of the biggest donors to the agency's programme. [News Source]

Bird flu expert to speak in Boston (BizJournals) An expert on bird flu is coming to Boston this weekend to talk about how people can protect themselves from an Avian pandemic if it ever happens. [News Source]

US gives additional US$38 million to help UN fight bird flu (Straits Times) ROME - THE United States will contribute an additional US$38 million (S$55.6 million) to a UN program that works to control and prevent the spread of bird flu in animals worldwide, the UN food agency that runs the program said on Wednesday. [News Source]