By Lisa Schlein Geneva 21 May 2006 World Health Assembly Efforts to strengthen preparedness and response to a possible avian flu pandemic are expected to figure high on the agenda of the 59th World He...
By Franz Wild Ivory Coast 04 May 2006 People working at a local market slaughtering chickens in the city of Abidjan, Ivory Coast The government of Ivory Coast has announced that the lethal H5N1 strain...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 April 2006 The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is launching an appeal for $13.4 million for operations aimed at preventing the spread of bird...
By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 18 April 2006 watch US Bird Flu Plan report President Bush is expected to sign off on a plan on how the United States would handle bird flu pandemic if Americans contra...
By Scott Bobb Bangkok 10 April 2006 United Nations officials say the bird flu virus that has killed more than 100 people and millions of fowl in various parts of the world continues to pose a major th...
By Franz Wild in Abidjan Abidjan 29 March 2006 Bird flu has been identified in three West African countries. But widespread anxiety over the threat of the contagious disease has spread farther. Komi A...
By Cathryn Curtis Washington, DC 16 March 2006 watch Bird Flu Mutations report Swabing inside of mouth of bird As the threat of bird flu spreads around the world, the big question on the minds of scie...
By David McAlary Washington 13 March 2006 The International Monetary Fund says a global bird flu pandemic is likely to hurt the world's economy significantly if it is severe. But it predicts that the...
By Jim Bertel Washington, DC 17 February 2006 watch Bird Flu report As the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu continues to spread from Asia to the Middle East, Africa and Europe, there have been many pred...
By John Shields Washington 10 February 2006 watch Africa Bird Flu report Chickens for sale in a Lagos market The World Health Organization says this week's outbreak of the deadly H5N1 avian flu virus...