Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Bird flu risk to humans higher in Europe, spreading across globe

AFP
March 8, 2006

BERLIN - A German minister claimed that deadly bird flu was moving closer to infecting humans in Europe after two more cats died of the virus, while China reported its 10th human fatality.

And Albania became the latest European country to report an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu strain, as international veterinary experts warned that the United States, Canada and Australia will probably not escape the ever-spreading disease.


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