Iran Increases Avian Influenza Precautions (Zaman Online)
Iranian animal and health officials have reportedly taken various precautions against the avian influenza, also known as the bird flu.

Published: on Sat, 21 Jan 2006 22:13:41 GMT

Finland Prepared for the Avian Influenza (RedNova)
Finland prepared for the Avian influenza HELSINKI, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen stressed here on Thursday that Finland must be prepared for the Avian influenza and possible influenza pandemic.

Published: on Fri, 20 Jan 2006 16:43:52 GMT

Workshop on Avian Influenza held at Techiman (Ghanaweb.com)
Techiman (B/A), Jan. 20, GNA - A day's workshop on Avian Influenza ("Avi bird flu") was held at Techiman in the Brong Ahafo region on Wednesday for 62 regional and district veterinary officers.

Published: on Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:20:05 GMT

HK steps up precautionary measures against avian influenza (People's Daily)
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government has stepped up preventive measures against the possible spread of avian influenza after the discovery of the H5N1 virus on a dead bird in Tai Po on Thursday.

Published: on Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:50:57 GMT

Finland prepared for the Avian influenza (AngolaPress)
HELSINKI, 01/20 - Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen stressed here on Thursday that Finland must be prepared for the Avian influenza and possible influenza pandemic.

Published: on Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:29:54 GMT

FDA Statement on Fraudulent, Unapproved Influenza-Related Products (Kansas City InfoZine)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers the sale of unlicensed or unapproved influenza -related products as a potentially significant threat to the public health and is taking measures to protect consumers from fraudulent products that claim to prevent or treat seasonal or avian (bird) influenza in people.

Published: on Sat, 21 Jan 2006 10:58:30 GMT

M'sia Needs US$213 Mln To Control Avian Influenza, Says Muhyiddin (Bernama)
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia needs about US$213 million (US$1=RM3.77) to finance various projects to avoid an outbreak of avian influenza on animals and humans.

Published: on Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:15:35 GMT

APEC to continue fight against avian flu: secretariat head (Kyodo)
_ The Vietnamese ambassador to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, who took over the top post of the 21-member regional bloc's secretariat at the beginning of the year, pledged Friday to continue the fight against avian influenza at a seminar in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture.

Published: on Fri, 20 Jan 2006 08:27:45 GMT

China Premier Wen gives speech at International Pledging Conference on Avian and Human Pandemic Influenza in Beijing (AlertNet)
China Premier Wen Jiabao gives a speech at the International Pledging Conference on Avian and Human Pandemic Influenza in Beijing January 18, 2006. International organisations urged donors on Wednesday to open their wallets to support a global fund to combat bird flu at the conference in Beijing the World Bank hopes can raise at least $1.2 billion.

Published: on Wed, 18 Jan 2006 06:18:34 GMT

Alaska, feds join in hunt for avian flu (Anchorage Daily News)
Government agencies will study thousands of birds throughout Alaska this year in search of avian influenza, particularly the deadly H5N1 strain that's been transmitted to people, state and federal officials said Thursday.

Published: on Fri, 20 Jan 2006 10:13:33 GMT