Assignment of the week: Dead Duck Discovery


A State Veterinary Services worker collects a female mallard duck in Birmingham, United Kingdom on Friday morning, 07 April 2006, before taking it away to be tested in labs in Stratford-upon-Avon as the deadly avian flu virus H5N1 was confirmed in a dead swan which was found in Scotland earlier this week. Calm is urged so as not to turn the drama into crisis as restrictions on the movement of poultry, eggs and other poultry products have been implemented.

I'll still be eating poultry and eggs but I'll make sure it's thoroughly cooked!