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Published online 1 August 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050801-1
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Bird flu moves towards Europe
Migratory birds may have caused outbreaks in Russia and Kazakhstan.
The H5NI avian influenza virus has broken out in poultry flocks in Russia and in Kazakhstan, where a suspected human case is also being investigated.
The outbreak hints that the disease is moving towards Europe.
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