Bird flu scares fail to dent demand for turkey (Daily Telegraph) Turkey will still be on the menu for millions of Britons this Christmas despite the bird flu outbreak, according to a new report. [News Source]

'Bird flu fight not equitable' (Indian Express Finance via Yahoo! India News) Global efforts to combat the spread of the deadly Avian Flu virus has not been equitable and on the desired level of transparency. Apart from this, there is the problem of a sharp decline in pledge assistance and disbursements. The Indonesian health minister, Siti Fadilah Supari, at the recent International Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, which concluded in Delhi on ... [News Source]

India pledges $2m for fight against bird flu (The Times of India) The global fight to contain the deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus is richer by over $400 million. [News Source]

India pledges $2m for fight against bird flu (The Times of India) NEW DELHI: The global fight to contain the deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus is richer by over $400 million. Nine donor countries, including India, on Thursday pledged $406.1 million for pandemic preparedness. [News Source]

Father of bird flu victim recovering, China says (EARTHtimes.org) Beijing - The father of a Chinese man who died from avian influenza is recovering in hospital, but health experts still do not know how the two men were infected with the virus, state media said on Sunday. The 52-year-old father, identified only by t... [News Source]