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Avian Flu Diaryhttp://afludiary.blogspot.com/2008/10/who-2008-progress-report-on-avian-flu.html [Avian Flu Diary] The United Nations System Influenza Coordinator (UNSIC) and the World Bank agreed to produce this a Fourth Global Progress Report on Responses to Avian Influenza and State of Pandemic Readiness in response to requests from participants at the New Delhi International Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza which took place during December 2007.

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