Henry lies about why the guy left (his bird got the bird flu).
With bird flu, it is not if, but a matter of when.
Today however, poultry farmers are facing a new threat after the bird flu: the current regulation.
We have managed to avoid the bird flu pandemic so far.
The destruction of domestic poultry had actually started before the presence of bird flu was detected in laboratories.
Fortunately, we have not yet reached that stage, but even without this worst case scenario bird flu is a major threat to human health.
The health risks resulting from bird flu show the urgency of cross-border coordination of measures.
There is no evidence whatever to suggest that bird flu has mutated and can be passed between human beings.
