Migrating Birds Spread Flu to New Areas

aken from New York Times
The European Union has also called on Europeans to avoid certain recreational activities like hunting that risk bringing humans into contact with contaminated birds.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/18/international/europe/18cnd-flu.html

Markos Kyprianou, the EU health commissioner said "All evidence indicates that the virus can be spread by wild migratory birds,"

The bird flu has become resistant to antiviral drugs.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/06/19/wflu19.xml