Avian Flu Indicator
You know things are getting serious when The Wall Street Journal starts paying attention to the potential for an avian flu pandemic. Today’s news about bird-flu possibly spreading to Romania and Turky is troubling.
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EU Imposes Ban Amid Bird-Flu Fears
EU nations moved to bar poultry from Romania and Turkey, but won’t know for sure until Wednesday if a bird-flu strain is the deadly one.
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U.S. Revises Flu Emergency Plan
A superflu could kill up to 1.9 million Americans, according to a draft of a plan to fight an epidemic. Separately, Turkey and Romania culled thousands of birds and imposed quarantine zones.