You Can't Cage Bird Flu

Published May 24, 2006

In March of this year, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns appeared resigned in the face of avian flu-infected migratory birds headed for American shores. "None of us can build a cage around the U.S.," he told reporters, "We have to be prepared to deal with the virus here."

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