H5 N1 Now Confirmed In Greece - Reuters

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ATHENS - Greece said on Thursday it found samples of the H5 bird flu virus in three swans in northern areas of the country that borders Turkey.

"The samples are now being sent to the EU laboratory for further testing to see if the virus strain belongs to the H5N1 type," said the national veterinary laboratory in Thessaloniki.

The results of tests taken from the three birds, found in separate areas near the northern Greek cities of Thessaloniki and Katerini, were expected to be reported in two to eight days.

The deadly H5N1 strain of the virus, which has killed four people in neighbouring Turkey, has also forced other Balkan countries to cull thousands of poultry.

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[The Backlash Cometh]

1. From Turkey to Iraq, to Bulgaria, and then to Greece.

Between the burning of Rome that's going on here in the U.S., and the Bubonic plague that's coming this way, why, oh, why, would we ever have to go to Blockbusters for entertainment?

[CoffeeCat]

2. You must go to Blockbuster...

...because you must support the American economy and spend, spend, spend.

On the way TO Blockbuster, you must stop at Walmart, PierOne, Pottery Barn and Target for Chinese-made trinkets--and of course--you must put all of this on your high-interest Citibank card.

Do it for America!