Guest guest Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 Z Sun, 12 Feb 2006 07:37:54 -0800 The Observer | World | Bird flu hits western Europe Bird flu hits western Europe John Hooper in Rome Sunday February 12, 2006 The Observer <http://www.observer.co.uk>* Zepp Note: (Spring migration will be starting any day now. It'll be in every country by the end of summer. Now's when we find out if it simply degrades into a birdie nuisance, or remains nasty and transmits to humans readily] Bird flu has reached western Europe for the first time, it was announced yesterday, as three new countries reported wild birds infected with the H5N1 strain. Italy's health minister, Francesco Storace, said that tests carried out on swans found dead in Sicily and the south of mainland Italy showed that the birds had the deadly variant, as did three migratory swans found dead at Thessaloniki, the Greek government confirmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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