Bird Flu Returns

Bird flu
Sukree Sukplang / Reuters

Ayutthaya, Thailand
A farmer herds ducks in a rice field some 50 miles (80 km) north of Bangkok. H5N1 has re-emerged in northern Thailand for the first time since March last year, forcing the slaughter of 10,000 birds.

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