Flying flu

The next six weeks are crucial in Africa for the much-feared spread of avian influenza, which may be carried by birds migrating from affected countries in central Asia and Europe. As many as five billion birds of more than 200 species cross the Sahara in November and December.

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Euan Nisbet, South Africa, Samuel Jutzi, Kenya, Lea Borkenhagen, UK, Africa Confidential

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