An oldie worth repeating.
I don't know if this has been posted:
Flu Fears Force Killing of Delaware Birds
Feb 7, 2:02 PM (ET)
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A flock of 12,000 chickens in Delaware was destroyed on Saturday in a bid to prevent the spread of avian flu, and state agriculture officials hastened to say the virus differs from the one that has killed people in Asia.
http://news.myway.com/top/article/id/383848|top|02-07-2004::14:14|reuters.html