Wanted: An eco prophet. People are drifting into a lethal slumber on climate change; more of the same won't wake them up. We need to be taught to believe by a true believer in a world where belief is the fatal, missing ingredient. [News Source]

In Brief: New plan to fight bird flu in Egypt (AlertNet) Source: IRIN Egypt is moving to curb the spread of avian influenza (H5N1) after a recent upsurge in infections, the Egyptian Health Ministry says. [News Source]

Nigeria : Bird Flu – FCTA Deploys Vet Doctors to Entry Points (AllAfrica.com) Abuja — Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Senator Adamu Aliero, has deployed trained veterinary doctors to man all entry points to the nation's capital, in a bid to forestall the outbreak of the deadly Avian influenzal flu, otherwise known as bird flu... [News Source]