Friday, October 28, 2005

Fresh case of lethal bird flu in Romania


The Bird flu. Chicken: "It wasn't me. I've been here my whole life."

A heron found dead in Romania a week ago has tested positive for the lethal strain of avian flu. A laboratory in Britain confirmed the news. The bird was discovered in the Vaslui region in eastern Romania not far from the delta of the river Danube, where the deadly H5N1 form of the virus was first detected in Europe.

More: CNN
Video: Euronews

- Cartoon by Bandeira for Diário de Notícias (Lisbon)

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