Bird Flu Alert Declared in Southern Iraq (AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060215/ap_on_he_me/iraq_bird_flu"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20060215/i/r4033715640.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=cotdTAgWsA.Hhe7SMvdSTQ--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Swans swim on the the river Mur at a hydroelectric power plant in Mellach in Austria's southern province of Styria February 15, 2006. Two swans found dead on this very spot on February 12 were infected with the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, an official at the government Agency for Health and Food Safety said. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader" border="0" /></a>AP - Iraqi authorities have declared a bird flu alert in a southern province and called for security forces to prevent people from carrying birds in and out of the area, officials said Wednesday.</p><br clear=all>