Bird flu could spread to European poultry - FAO

ROME (Thomson Financial) - Deadly bird flu virus could be transmitted to poultry in Europe by ducks and domestic geese seemingly in good health, endangering the whole population, the Food and Agriculture Organisation warned.

'It seems that a new chapter in the evolution of avian influenza may be unfolding silently in the heart of Europe', the UN agency's chief veterinary officer, Joseph Domenech, said.