20/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - The Austrian Presidency has decided to hold an informal conference on 24 February in Vienna, bringing together the Health Ministers of the 25 Member States of the EU, accession countries and candidate countries as well as experts from the European Commission, the WHO, the FAO, the OIE and the European Centre for Disease Prevention (ECDC) to discuss the spread of avian flu and its consequences for public health.