"Don't panic over bird flu," say top officials (Reuters)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051025/hl_nm/birdflu_canada_dc"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/nm/20051025/2005_10_24t131024_450x348_us_birdflu_canada.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=sN4hTLixAVLjIbeCM2hNoQ--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="Jacques Diouf, director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), during an exclusive interview with Reuters at the FAO headquarters in Rome September 27, 2005. Fear of an bird flu pandemic among people has hampered efforts to prevent the spread of an outbreak among birds, and donor nations have dragged their heels on promises of millions of dollars in aid, Diouf said. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - People should not panic about a possible
influenza pandemic, despite the steady spread of a deadly
strain of avian flu among humans, leading health officials and
politicians said on Tuesday.</p><br clear=all>