US pledges $320m to fight bird flu at Egypt talks (AFP via Yahoo! News) The United States will provide an additional 320 million dollars to aid in the fight against bird flu, a US official said on Saturday during an international bird flu conference being held in Egypt. [News Source]

U.S. pledges extra $320 million for bird flu fight (AlertNet) Source: Reuters SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Oct 25 (Reuters) - 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, ... [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]

U.S. pledges extra $320 million for bird flu fight (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News) SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - 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]

INTERVIEW-Bird flu fight hindered by fatigue -U.N. agency (AlertNet) Source: Reuters By Alastair Sharp SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Developing countries, particularly Egypt and Indonesia, have become complacent about the lethal strain of bird flu, hindering efforts to ... [News Source]

Conference Focuses On Avian Flu Threat (Medical News Today) 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]

Vaxart Demonstrates Efficacy of Oral Avian Flu Vaccine in Preclinical Studies (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Vaxart Inc., a biotechnology company focused on the development of oral vaccines, today announced positive efficacy results from preclinical studies of the company's oral avian flu vaccine. [News Source]

Avian influenza pushed back by international effort, but estimates of the economic cost of a human pandemic rise (Thaipr.net) The United Nations and the World Bank report that most countries are planning for an influenza pandemic, but officials worry that many plans have not been tested and may well fail once the next influe [News Source]

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]