A team of British experts in infectious diseases are to visit South-East Asia to investigate first-hand how best to tackle a deadly bird flu pandemic. The fact-finding mission was announced after it was confirmed that bird flu has entered Europe. Tests have linked a strain found in Romanian poultry to the virus which has killed 60 people in Asia. Officials in Croatia said today that the country had started testing dead birds found by citizens for possible avian flu.
More: The Times
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