Greece 'prepared for bird flu'

The deadly H5N1 bird flu strain, which has killed at least 86 people worldwide, will inevitably reach Greece, Health Minister Nikitas Kaklamanis said today.

“Until now, our country has had no problem whatsoever with bird flu,” Kaklamanis told a parliamentary committee. ”But let’s not delude ourselves; at some point – nobody knows when – there will be outbreaks of the virus among poultry in Greece.”