| EGYPT: Contingency planning for an avian flu pandemic |
 CAIRO, 18 November 2008 (IRIN Middle East) - Egypt, the country hit hardest by avian flu in the Middle East, is working on preventative measures to stop a potential human influenza pandemic. The government, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) have put together a plan to boost rapid containment procedures.
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GLOBAL: No room for complacency about bird flu - experts |  SHARM EL SHEIKH, 27 October 2008 (IRIN Global) - Some success has been achieved in reducing avian influenza outbreaks in poultry and humans, but the world must still be prepared to tackle an influenza pandemic, experts at an international conference in Egypt have said.
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EGYPT: Migrants the weakest link in bird flu preparedness - report |  CAIRO, 23 October 2008 (IRIN Middle East) - The Centre for Migration and Refugee Studies and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have launched a report on primary health care among Sudanese refugee and migrant communities in Cairo, focusing on avian and pandemic influenza preparedness.
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ASIA: Countries lagging in flu pandemic plans, UN warns |  BANGKOK, 13 October 2008 (IRIN Asia) - Most Asia-Pacific nations are making progress on avian flu control, but are lagging in plans to tackle the social and economic fallout of a human flu pandemic, a senior UN influenza specialist has warned.
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TOGO: 17,000 poultry killed in latest flu outbreak |  LOME, 30 September 2008 (IRIN Africa) - Some 17,000 birds died or have been culled since the outbreak of the H5N1 avian flu virus on 9 September on three poultry farms in Agbata, located 10km east of Lome, according to the country’s livestock director, Komla Batawui.
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TOGO: Mixed reactions to H5N1 flu confirmation |  LOME, 18 September 2008 (IRIN Africa) - Togo’s government has confirmed the H5N1 bird flu virus is responsible for the 10 September outbreak that killed 3,500 birds and led to the culling of an additional 1,500 others on three farms in Agbata, about 10km east of the capital.
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TOGO: Officials to slaughter more poultry to fight bird flu spread |  LOME, 11 September 2008 (IRIN Africa) - Officials have quarantined Agbata village in southern Togo, and plan to cull all poultry within a three kilometre radius, as they await lab confirmation of which avian flu virus killed 3,000 birds there on 09 September.
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VIETNAM: Uphill battle to raise awareness of bird flu |  HAI NAM , 29 August 2008 (IRIN Asia) - The key message that needs to be heard is that Avian Influenza (AI) is endemic in Vietnam and needs to be controlled, say UN officials involved in the battle to identify and contain avian influenza outbreaks.
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LAOS: New veterinary law targets bird flu |  VIENTIANE, 14 August 2008 (IRIN Asia) - A new Veterinary Law passed on 25 July is good news in the fight against avian influenza (AI - bird flu), given that Laos is surrounded by neighbours that have suffered severe AI outbreaks.
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NIGERIA: New bird flu strain confirmed |  KANO, 13 August 2008 (IRIN Africa) - A highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza never previously registered in sub-Saharan Africa has been detected in northern Nigeria but local health officials have downplayed the significance.
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