Announcing
UNDP has launched a new web site for information on fund management and administrative services and includes the website of the Central Fund for Influenza Action.
Please visit: Multi-Donor Trust Funds & Joint Programmes
About the portal
UN Response to avian flu and the pandemic threat. For further information, please visit our About section.
Confirmed cases
Please visit our page on confirmed cases for detailed data on avian influenza outbreaks in humans and animals.
Useful Links
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News & Events
Avian influenza flare-ups, virus remains a global threat though disease control strongly improved
24 January 2008, Rome – Recent avian influenza outbreaks in 15 countries demonstrate that the H5N1 virus remains a global threat and requires close monitoring and strong control efforts, FAO said today.
New Delhi Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza
Place : New Delhi, India
Organization : Government of India
http://www.delmincon.com/
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Focus : Avian Flu, Avian flu in human, and pandemic
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Conference of Ministers of Health and Agriculture/Livestock of Asian countries
Place : New Delhi, India
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Focus : Avian Flu and Pandemic
Coverage : Regional
In the news
AFP; 9 May 2008 – Bird flu has spread to the hilly Darjeeling district of eastern India which has been hit by avian influenza several times already this year, a minister said Saturday.
Reuters; 9 May 2008 – The World Health Organisation called on Friday for more collaborative research into the bird flu virus, which it said could help reduce death and illness in a human influenza pandemic.
Reuters; 9 May 2008 – Veterinary workers were getting ready to cull thousands of backyard poultry to contain an outbreak of bird flu in West Bengal which has struggled to control the virus since January.
Photo gallery
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These photos were assembled by UNSIC and are available for use in communication materials related to avian influneza.