Is bird flu in Europe linked to migratory birds?
Melanie Yip, Perspective Fears of the avian flu, H5N1 finding its way to Europe intensified when several cases of bird flu were reported in countries like Russia and Turkey. European health officials held an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss stepping up preventive measures to curb the further spread of bird flu within the continent. And the European community remained divided as to how the virus found its way into the continent. While migratory birds were singled out as a possible source of the infection, other quarters have raised the issue of poultry farming being responsible for the spread of the bird flu. Welcome to Perspective with me, Melanie Yip as we take a look at the issues surrounding bird flu in Europe. News of the bird flu spreading to Europe has raised concern among governments and agriculturalists, who worry about the economic impact of this disease which requires the culling of millions of birds if it is found to spread from wild birds to domestic fowl. But there i
