Bird Flu, Dangerous as Financial Crisis – UN (This Day) A representative of the United Nations in the country, Dr Joyce Ijoro, has said the threat of bird flu on the nation's economy is as strong as any major crisis in the financial sector. [News Source]

WHO envoy: No problem with avian flu in Iran (Islamic Republic News Agency) Iran - Bird Flu - WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) envoy Ambrogio Mananeti said here Wednesday that presently there is no problem in Iran in connection with bird flu. [News Source]

World well prepared against bird flu pandemic: UN (New Kerala) New York, Oct 22 : The world is well prepared to beat back any major bird flu pandemic with 148 countries having made contingency plans to deal with the disease, the United Nations and the World Bank said Tuesday. [News Source]