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At UN meeting, officials review procedures in case of flu pandemic

29 March 2007
Making a watchword of preparedness, officials from 30 countries today wrapped up a two-day United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) meeting in Paris where they reviewed responses to a potential outbreak of a new strain of influenza caused by bird flu.

Indonesia, UN reach accord on bird flu virus samples and vaccine access

28 March 2007
Indonesia will immediately resume supplying the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) with viruses from its bird flu outbreak, a vital tool in tracking possible mutations into a deadly human pandemic and producing vaccines, while the agency will seek to ensure access for developing countries to any such commercially developed vaccines.

UN reports progress towards ensuring developing countries’ access to bird flu vaccine

23 March 2007
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today reported further progress towards ensuring access to vaccines for developing countries in the event of a human bird flu pandemic and other vaccine-related aspects of pandemic preparedness, including the building of up to half a dozen new production facilities.
Portable device to detect bird flu

UN-backed portable device could revolutionize bird flu detection

19 March 2007
A $1,000 mobile testing device no bigger than a small portable television that could revolutionize the fight against bird flu and many other livestock diseases by saving vital time in identifying the source of outbreaks and so increase the chances of containing the spread figures high on the agenda of a five-day United Nations meeting starting today.