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- 'Finland to stockpile enough bird flu vaccine for entire population (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Finland has informed pharmaceutical labs across Europe that it is seeking 5.2 million doses of a vaccine against the deadly bird flu, allowing it to protect its entire population.
'WHO Tries to Allay Bird Flu Fears (AP via Yahoo! News)
The World Health Organization moved Friday to revise alarming predictions that a pandemic stemming from the bird flu virus ravaging parts of Asia could kill as many as 150 million people.
'Bird flu toll hard to predict (Disaster News Network)
Claims by a senior public health expert at the World Health Organization (WHO) that bird flu could kill up to 150 million people are being downplayed by the agency as "guesswork" and "scare-mongering."
'ASEAN endorses anti-bird flu plan (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Southeast Asian nations vowed on Friday to curb bird flu in the next three years as the United Nations warned the virus could mutate and kill up to 150 million people.
'UNMH Doctor Says Deadly Bird Flu No Threat To U.S. Yet (KOAT TheNewMexicoChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
An official with the World Health Organization said as many as 150 million people could die because of the bird flu virus in Asia.
'Bird flu may kill 150m, warns U.N. (CNN.com)
A global influenza pandemic could come at any time and claim anywhere between 5 million and 150 million lives, depending on steps the world takes now to control the bird flu in Asia, the United Nations said.
'Southeast Asian ministers agree on plan to fight bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Southeast Asian farm ministers have agreed on a plan to combat and possibly eradicate within three years the deadly bird flu virus which has left more than 60 dead across the region.
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