Bird Flu Spreads

A flu strain harmful to chickens but not to humans has spread to two other states, and inspectors fear more cases will soon turn up in Delaware.

The strain that has turned up in U.S. chicken flocks is different than the one detected in 10 Asian countries where 19 people have died from exposure.

Nevertheless, this hasn’t stopped other countries from banning U.S. poultry exports – an effort that likely will become more intensified following the recent detection of flu outbreaks in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. A dozen nations already have banned U.S. exports since the first detection in Delaware.

Posted by Jim Langcuster at February 18, 2004 08:33 AM | TrackBack