US embassy warns against bird flu
July 3rd, 2006
The US embassy has issued a warning for its citizens currently staying or passing through Saudi Arabia that extra caution should be exerted to monitor any possible outbreak of the bird flu virus. Saudi authorities have denied that any avian flu cases among humans have been found, but the embassy says five falcons found dead are suspected to be carrying the most deadly of the virus strains (H5N1) and laboratory tests are being carried out at the moment.