Genetics Provide Evidence for the Movement of Avian Influenza Viruses from Asia to North America via Migratory Birds (USGS) Editors: Please see this press release at the USGS Newsroom for downloadable, copyright-free photos: http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/ Wild migratory birds may be more important carriers of avian influenza viruses from continent to continent than previously thought, according to new scientific research that has important implications for highly pathogenic avian influenza virus surveillance ... [News Source]

Egypt: Country Has Lowest Human Death Rate of Avian Flu-Affected Nations (AllAfrica.com) The Ministry of Health in Egypt, one of six countries where highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has become well-established, has worked to slash the time it takes for avian flu victims to be treated, giving Egypt the lowest fatality rate for H5N1 of any affected nation in the world. [News Source]

GLOBAL: No room for complacency about bird flu – experts (AlertNet) Source: IRIN Some success has been achieved in reducing avian influenza outbreaks in poultry and humans, but the world must still be prepared to tackle an influenza pandemic, experts at an international conference in Egypt have said. [News Source]

Avian Flu Threat: New Approach Needed (Science Daily) 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 a globalized approach to infectious diseases such as avian flu. [News Source]

US Pledges Extra $320 Million For Bird Flu Fight (Planet Ark) SHARM EL SHEIKH - The United States pledged an additional $320 million to the global fight against bird flu and warned on Saturday against complacency in combating the virus, which could mutate and cause a deadly pandemic. [News Source]

U.N. bird flu chief says compensation is key (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News) SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - Compensation for farmers affected by bird flu helps the early detection of new outbreaks, the U.N's avian influenza chief said on Sunday, but refrained from criticising countries like Egypt that lack such programmes. [News Source]

U.N. bird flu chief says compensation is key (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) Compensation for farmers affected by bird flu helps the early detection of new outbreaks, the U.N's avian influenza chief said on Sunday, but refrained from criticising countries like Egypt that lack such programmes. [News Source]

U.N. bird flu chief says compensation is key (AlertNet) Source: Reuters By Alastair Sharp SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Compensation for farmers affected by bird flu helps the early detection of new outbreaks, the U.N's avian influenza chief said on Sunday ... [News Source]

U.N. bird flu chief says compensation is key (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Compensation for farmers affected by bird flu helps the early detection of new outbreaks, the U.N's avian influenza chief said on Sunday, but refrained from criticizing countries like Egypt that lack such programs. [News Source]

US pledges $320m to fight bird flu at Egypt talks (Middle East Times) Chicken at a farm near Jamasa city, north of Cairo. The United States will provide an additional $320m to aid in the fight against bird flu, a US official has said at an international bird flu conference in Egypt. [News Source]

US pledges $320m to fight bird flu at Egypt talks (TODAYonline) Chicken at a farm near Jamasa city, north of Cairo. The United States will provide an additional $320m to aid in the fight against bird flu, a US official has said at an international bird flu conference in Egypt. [News Source]

U.S. pledges extra $320 million for bird flu fight (Reuters via Yahoo! News) The United States pledged an additional $320 million to the global fight against bird flu and warned on Saturday against complacency in combating the virus, which could mutate and cause a deadly pandemic. [News Source]