Avian flu threat: New approach needed (PhysOrg) As the first globally co-ordinated plan for the planet's gravest health threats is hatched by government ministers from around the world this weekend, a new report sets out a 10-point plan for this new, globalised approach to infectious diseases such as avian flu. [News Source]

Nigeria: Bird Flu As Dangerous As Financial Crisis – UN (AllAfrica.com) 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]

Global plan to tackle bird flu threat (New Kerala) London, Oct 23 : Efforts are on to have a global plan to tackle emerging infectious diseases like bird flu at an international ministerial conference on avian and pandemic influenza in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. [News Source]

Avian flu threat: New approach needed (EurekAlert!) ( Institute of Development Studies ) As the first globally co-ordinated plan for the planet's gravest health threats is hatched by government ministers from around the world this weekend, a new report sets out a 10-point plan for this new, globalized approach to infectious diseases such as avian flu. A new report by professor Ian Scoones and Paul Forster of the ESRC STEPS Center at the UK's ... [News Source]