Dear subscribers,

Please find herewith attached the latest FAO AIDE News No. 59 (Avian Influenza
Disease Emergency News) which contains the following information:

1.       Influenza A/H1N1 in Humans and Swine

2.       The fourth Regional Steering Committee of GF-TADs for Africa

3.       H5N1 HPAI Global Overview: October 2008

4.       At a glance

5.       Summary of confirmed HPAI outbreaks

For more information on Avian Influenza please see the following web sites:

·          EMPRES

·          AGA

·          OIE

·          WHO

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