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New bird flu outbreaks seen in poultry, but humans mostly spared: UN agency

3 February 2006
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today warned that it expects to see new outbreaks of the deadly bird flu virus in poultry this year but only sporadic cases in humans, although it repeated calls for countries to come up with strategies to deal with a possible pandemic.

UN health agency to send team to check on bird flu in Iraq

31 January 2006
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today said it will send an expert team to Iraq to examine reports of a fatal case of avian influenza, or “bird flu,” in the war-ravaged country.

UN and Vietnamese Government launch countrywide bird flu media campaign

26 January 2006
In a country that has had the highest number of human fatalities from bird flu, the United Nations and the Government of Viet Nam today launched a media campaign to educate the public on how to stop the spread of a disease that has killed 79 people worldwide and led to millions of chickens being slaughtered.
Dr. David Nabarro

UN bird flu coordinator hails ‘brilliant’ pledges of $1.9 billion to avert pandemic

18 January 2006
The head of the UN effort to combat the spread of the deadly bird flu virus today warmly welcomed donor pledges of $1.9 billion to fight the disease made at an international conference in China.

UN health agency says it will use donated bird flu treatment for poor countries

17 January 2006
Welcoming a donation by pharmaceutical group Roche of an additional 2 million courses of antiviral bird flu treatment the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today said the medicine would be used when needed in countries that are unable to afford it.
A backyard farm in Turkey

UN agency warns bird flu virus could become endemic in Turkey

11 January 2006
Bird flu could become endemic in Turkey and poses a serious risk to neighbouring countries, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today.
Dr. Guenael Rodier

Bird flu in Turkey following Asia's pattern of poultry-to-human transmission, UN expert says

10 January 2006
A United Nations bird flu expert examining an outbreak in Turkey today said the disease seems to be spreading from poultry to humans as it did in Asia, and called for stepped-up efforts to monitor its course.
Dr. David Nabarro

No evidence Turkey’s bird flu cases came from human-to-human contact, UN says

5 January 2006
A United Nations team is heading today for Turkey to help investigate two deaths from bird flu and nine hospitalized cases, the first outside East Asia, but no evidence so far would suggest that the cases represent human-to-human transmission, David Nabarro, the Senior UN System Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza, said today.

UN health chief and President Bush discuss bird flu strategy

7 December 2005
United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Lee Jong-wook has discussed with United States President George W. Bush the international strategy for dealing with a possible human bird flu pandemic.

Bird flu: Annan seeks affordable drugs for poor States, meets pharmaceutical CEO

6 December 2005
In an effort to ensure affordable treatment for poor States in the event of a human bird flu pandemic, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has met with the head of the pharmaceutical Roche group, and has voiced the hope that donors would be generous with funding to buy the Tamiflu drug in bulk for needy countries.