Avian Influenza Situation Updates

	Overview USAID Key Actions to Date USAID Global and Regional Avian Influenza Activities Behavior Change Communications Avian Influenza Situation Updates
		A Participatory Disease Surveillance (PDS) Officer speaks with villagers in Lampung Province, Indonesia, about nearby poultry. PDS teams in 166 high-risk provinces gather information about possible AI outbreaks from poultry owners and community members, and educate them about how to prevent, recognize, and report AI. Suspicious outbreaks are reported to Participatory Disease Response (PDR) teams, who work with farmers and local government to implement outbreak response and control measures. Source: Ben Zinner/USAID

• July 10, 2006 [PDF, 83KB]
• June 9, 2006 [PDF, 59KB]
• May 19, 2006 [PDF, 76KB]
• May 8, 2006 [PDF, 73KB]
• April 28, 2006 [PDF, 82KB]
• April 21, 2006 [PDF, 162KB]
• April 14, 2006 [PDF, 87KB]
• April 7, 2006 [PDF, 203KB]
• March 17, 2006 [PDF, 169KB]
• March 13, 2006 [PDF, 82KB]
• February 8, 2006
• December 19, 2005
• November 25, 2005
• November 4, 2005
• October 28, 2005
• October 21, 2005

To subscribe to the USAID AI Updates, please send an email to aiunit@aimglobalhealth.org with “SUBSCRIBE” in the subject line.

To unsubscribe, please send an email to aiunit@aimglobalhealth.org with “UNSUBSCRIBE” in the subject line.

Latest News and Resources on the USAID Response

• U.S. International Avian and Pandemic Influenza Assistance Approaches $950 Million - 10/25/08
• USAID Continues to Bolster Sri Lanka’s Defense Against Avian Influenza - 10/09/08
• USAID, Agriculture and Health Professionals of the Central Asian Countries Discuss Potential Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Pandemic Preparedness - 09/30/08 [PDF, 34KB]
• USAID Has Launched Its Stamp Out Pandemic and Avian Influenza (STOP AI) Project in Central Asia - 09/17/08 [PDF, 31KB]
• Campaign Keeps Avian Flu at Bay - 07/03/08
• U.S. Enhances Azerbaijan’s Preparedness and Capacity to Face Outbreaks of Avian Influenza - 07/01/08
• USAID Supports Sri Lanka’s Efforts Against AI - 06/25/08
• Regional Experts and Governments Cooperating to Battle Avian Influenza Outbreaks - 06/09/08 [PDF, 36KB]
• USAID Launches Region's First Avian Influenza Regional Distribution Center in Thailand - 03/18/08
• USAID Mourns the Loss of Steve Wilbur, Director of USAID | DELIVER Project's Avian Influenza Task Order - 02/25/08
• U.S. Provides Additional Funding for Avian Flu Fight in India - 02/21/08
• USAID Donates More Equipment to Help Fight Spread of Avian Influenza in Pakistan - 01/23/08
  • USAID Donates Equipment to Help Fight Spread of Avian Influenza In Pakistan - 12/18/07
• "Substantial Progress" in Global Avian Flu Response, Report Says - 12/04/07
• Nations Examine Pandemic Flu Preparedness at India Conference - 12/03/07
• U.S. Government Provides an Additional $10.5 million to Vietnam for Avian and Pandemic Influenza Prevention and Control - 11/07/07
• USAID Continues to Strengthen Avian Influenza Surveillance and Response in Turkmenistan - 09/18/07 [PDF, 48KB]
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Develops Community-Level Avian Influenza Surveillance in Indonesia with USAID Support - 07/26/07
• The U.S. Government, through USAID, to Provide up to $24 Million in AI Support to Egypt Over the Next Three Years - 07/01/07
• Report: U.S. Leads Avian Influenza Efforts - 06/21/07
  • Highlights from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report on U.S. Efforts Against Pandemic Influenza [PDF, 59KB]
• Fact Sheet: USAID: Investing in People - 05/31/07
• USAID Donates Avian Influenza Protective Gear To Pakistan - 05/01/07
• USAID Bolsters International Avian Influenza Response - 03/30/07
• USAID to Strengthen Delivery of Avian Influenza Commodities Globally - 03/30/07
• U.S. Officials Offer Pandemic Flu Aid in Egypt, Switzerland - 02/23/07
• U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Presents Protective Gear to Aid in the Battle against Avian Influenza - 01/26/07
• United States Announces Additional Donation to Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Emergency Programs - 10/11/06
• Statement on Avian Influenza from Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator - 09/21/06
• The U.S. Provides an Additional $3.2 million to Indonesia for Avian Influenza Prevention - 09/15/06
• Fact Sheet: USAID Advances U.S. International Engagement on Avian Flu - 06/16/06
• USAID Announces $5 Million Award to Enhance International Efforts to Track Avian Influenza - 06/09/06
  The Global Avian Influenza Network for Surveillance (GAINS) will enhance international efforts to collect and analyze laboratory samples from wild birds and identify genetic changes in the virus.

Related USAID Programs

• Infectious Diseases Program Overview
  Read information on USAID's programs on antimicrobial resistance, tuberculosis, malaria and disease surveillance
• Other Infectious Disease Programs
  Read information on other USAID infectious disease programs, such as Lymphatic Filariasis, Onchocerciasis, Dengue, Japanese Encephalitis, and Kala-azar (Leishmaniasis)
• USAID Responds to Asian Avian Flu Outbreak - 2004 Press Release

Additional Information on Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)

• U.S. Government Information on Avian and Pandemic Influenza
  • About PandemicFlu.gov
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Information on Avian Influenza
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• Global Network for Avian Influenza Surveillance (GAINS)
• Photo Gallery: Fighting Bird Flu
  From the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
  • Avian Influenza in the United States
  • Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outside the United States
• U.S. Department of State's Tips for Traveling Abroad
  • Avian Flu Fact Sheet
  • Press Statement on Avian Influenza in Asia
• Voice of America (VOA) Special Report on Avian Influenza
  VOA provides access to AI-related news in over 19 languages
• World Health Organization (WHO): Avian Influenza
• World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)