Apr
6
With so much airtime in the UK being devoted, quite rightly, to the dead swan in Scotland, lets not forget that Egypt has announced its 9th case of bird flu in humans - a toddler.
When you read that the childs parents kept and bred chickens in their house, and that some of the chickens were ill, it is perhaps easy for us to think they were being foolish, particularly with bird flu prevalent in the country. However, these families often rely on their small flocks for their livelyhood. They probably had no choice, and are suffering as a result, but I hope that their child recovers very soon.



