Avian

Production of vaccine against bird flu could take months - UN official

28 January 2004
The production of a vaccine against 'bird flu'- a new outbreak which so far has caused a number of deaths but is not spreading among people - could take several months, a senior United Nations health official said today.

UN health agency begins preparing vaccine against 'bird flu'

21 January 2004
The United Nations health agency has begun trying to rapidly develop a vaccine against avian influenza - sometimes known as "bird flu" - after an outbreak that has claimed five lives in Hanoi, Viet Nam, in recent weeks.

UN agency voices serious concern over spread of ‘bird flu’ in East Asia

15 January 2004
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) expressed serious concern today about the spread of avian flu in East Asia, where the outbreak, also known as “bird flu,” could affect the livelihood of thousands of farmers relying on chicken production.