Fears Mount Over Migratory Bird Flu Claims

WELLS-NEXT-THE-SEA, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 31: A skein of Geese fly over marshes on August 31, 2005 in Wells-Next-The-Sea, England. Claims that bird flu will arrive in the UK have sparked increasingly stark predictions of the consequences. Dr Bob McCracken, president of the British Veterinary Association, said: "Wild birds that have migratory pathways over Europe and the UK will become infected. It is inevitable that bird flu will be carried to this country." Many kinds of waders and waterfowl wing their way westward for the creeks and marshes of North Norfolk. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)