11 Feb 2004
Bird flu hits US poultry industry

This is the second case from Delaware in less than a week - I was nervous after the first case. The economic impact on the farming sector here could make the recent mad cow outbreak seem like a school picnic.

A second outbreak of avian bird flu in the US is set to dent industry earnings as importers stop buying US birds.

(link) [BBC News | World | UK Edition]

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