BIRD flu has spread its wings once more, this time striking out for Africa and further across south-east Europe. As Â鶹´«Ã½ went to press, it was feared that H5N1 was causing outbreaks in poultry in eight Nigerian states and may have been circulating there in poultry since the autumn.
The World Health Organization says it is extremely concerned about what the virus might do to people in Africa, whose immunity is often already compromised by malnutrition or HIV. Flu-like symptoms have been reported in several Nigerians who came into contact with dead birds, including two children on an affected…
