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UN, partners to convene conference aimed at forging global approach to bird flu

31 October 2005
Several United Nations agencies and their partners will be holding a special conference next week in Switzerland to discuss a worldwide concerted approach to deal with the threat of an avian flu pandemic, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO).

UN task forces battle misconceptions of avian flu, mount Indonesian campaign

24 October 2005
A new United Nations task force warned today against the "over-simplified" perception that wild birds are the main cause of avian flu, and urged immediate measures be taken among both domestic and wild bird populations to guard against its possible transference, while a UN task force in Indonesia begins a door-to-door campaign to help poultry farmers deal with the pathogen.

UN agency says risk of bird flu spreading to Middle East, Africa rises markedly

19 October 2005
As the world mobilizes to combat a potential deadly human bird flu pandemic, the risk of the virus spreading to the Middle East and African countries has markedly increased after the confirmed outbreaks in Romania and Turkey, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today.

With bird flu spreading west, UN agency urges vigilance along migratory routes

14 October 2005
With bird flu outbreaks now confirmed as far west as Turkey and suspected in Romania, the United Nations health agency has called on countries located along migratory routes to be vigilant for signs of disease in wild and domestic birds as it seeks to prevent a human pandemic that could kill millions of people worldwide.