Bird flu: 'Much more money needed worldwide'

A UN agricultural expert has said that much more money is needed to stop the bird flu virus in poultry worldwide, as Vietnam – the country worst hit by the disease – confirmed its first human death in three months.

Bird flu: 'Much more money needed worldwide'

A UN agricultural expert has said that much more money is needed to stop the bird flu virus in poultry worldwide, as Vietnam – the country worst hit by the disease – confirmed its first human death in three months.

The World Health Organisation has warned that a deadly human pandemic, possibly triggered by bird flu, could kill millions and cost the global economy 800 billion dollars in a single year.

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