The World As A Vast Forest + A Spark

Bird flu case confirmed in Greece
EU preparing ban on poultry products from quarantined island

Greek government officials said there was no need to cull any of the other birds but jittery neighbors and European countries on migratory routes stepped up testing of birds.

Romania recorded no new cases of bird flu after a mass cull of poultry on Monday in the Danube delta but was testing 12 swans found dead last week.

“The swans are suspect of having died of bird flu and further tests would be carried locally to see whether they are infected with the virus,” Marian Avram of the delta’s veterinary watchdog told Reuters.

“If one thinks of the world as though it were a vast forest, if there is a spark in the forest and you are there to see it, you are able to simply snuff it out,” Leavitt said, adding:

“However, if it’s allowed to burn for an hour or two hours, it often becomes uncontainable.”