Not the best of news for Bird Flu and Pandemic Watchers

clipped from www.smartbrief.com Hong Kong reports H5N1 bird flu virus AABB SmartBrief | 10/20/2008 A spokeswoman for Hong Kong's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department today said that a house crow found dead in a crowded district last week has tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu virus. Officials are closely monitoring cases of the bird flu virus in the region as it may reflect the virus's level of activity in China, which has a poultry population of 13 billion. Reuters (10/20)