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- 'More bird flu vaccine capacity urgently needed: WHO (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday called for a multi-billion-dollar drive to make more pandemic flu vaccines, saying bird flu still threatened a global pandemic.
'US: Global vigilance needed to counter bird flu (AngolaPress)
UNITED NATIONS, 10/24 - While the deadly bird flu virus had not spread as widely as feared in Africa, vigilance was still needed across the world to counter its advance and deal with its impact on humans, a senior UN official said on Monday.
'Increased vigilance for bird flu needed in winter, U.N. expert warns (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)
_ As winter approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, there are increased concerns that migrating birds which travel south may introduce the deadly bird flu virus into wild, domestic and commercial bird populations, a U.N. expert on the subject warned Monday.
'Bird flu creates a parrot influx (BBC News)
A bird sanctuary calls for money donations after taking in hundreds of parrots due to the fear of bird flu.
'World can't yet let down its guard on bird flu, U.N. says (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The threat of a bird flu pandemic is transforming poultry industry practices around the world, but health officials must remain on high alert for five to 10 more years, a top U.N. official said on Monday.
'Vietnamese village chief dismissed for embezzling bird flu funds (11:28 a.m.) (Chinapost.com.tw)
The head of a village in northern Vietnam was sacked for embezzling 47 million dong (US$2,930; ?2,340) from funds earmarked to fight bird flu, an official said Tuesday.
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