Ghana, Togo, Benin parley over bird flu. Ghana's Veterinary Services Directorate, alarmed at the resurgence of avian influenza (bird flu) in Nigeria, is seeking a meeting with its eastern neighbours, Togo and Benin Republic to discuss common measures to prevent it from spreading to their countries. [News Source]

Scientists develop machine that can detect bird flu outbreaks in just TWO hours. British scientists are developing revolutionary technology which can detect outbreaks of bird flu in just two hours, paving the way for a swift end to a potential pandemic. [News Source]

FAO recommends cost-sharing to deliver bird flu vaccinations (Việt Nam News) HA NOI — The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) recommended yesterday that Viet Nam consider moving from a fully publicly-funded bird flu mass-vaccination campaign, to a public-private funded one to ease the burden on the State as donations are on the decline, according to FAO’s senior avian influenza technical consultant Dr Tony Forman. [News Source]

Ghana: Country Calls for Cross-Border Meeting on Avian Influenza (AllAfrica.com) The Veterinary Services Directorate has invited its partners from neighbouring Togo and Benin to a cross border meeting at Aflao to discuss common measures to prevent the incursions of the Avian Influenza (bird flu) following its outbreak in Nigeria last month. [News Source]