Bird flu pandemic could cost US$2b dollars: World Bank (Straits Times) NEW DELHI - THE global cost of a possible bird flu pandemic could be up to two trillion dollars (S$2.9 billion), a top World Bank official said on Tuesday. [News Source]

Bird flu pandemic could cost 2 trln usd – World Bank (The Forex Market) NEW DELHI (Thomson Financial) - The global cost of a possible bird flu pandemic could be up to 2 trln usd, a top World Bank official said. [News Source]

Bird flu pandemic could cost 2 trln usd – World Bank (Sharewatch) NEW DELHI (Thomson Financial) - The global cost of a possible bird flu pandemic could be up to 2 trln usd, a top World Bank official said. [News Source]

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-12-04 08:13 GMT: SKorea reports suspected bird flu case (Interactive Investor) SEOUL (Thomson Financial) - A South Korean duck farm has reported a suspected bird flu outbreak, prompting sterilization by health officials, the Agriculture Ministry said Tuesday. [News Source]

Meeting on bird flu held in Indian capital (People’s Daily) A three-day inter-ministerial meeting on avian influenza or bird flu is taking place in capital New Delhi, local TV channel NDTV reported Tuesday. The meeting is being attended by nearly 100 countries. This meeting is an att ... [News Source]

India to get pie in $434 mn pledge for avian flu (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) The United States would increase its international pledge to fight Avian and Pandemic influenza from the current USD 434 million, a substantial amount of which would be dedicated towards fighting the disease in India. The announcement would be made during the three-day conference on Avian flu in New Delhi beginning on Wednesday. "We would enhance the international pledge towards fighting the ... [News Source]