GERHARD SCHROEDER, R.I.P. (via Bryan Francoeur):

Bird flu hits weasel-like animal (AP, 3/09/06)

The H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in a stone marten, a German laboratory said Thursday, indicating the disease has spread to another species of mammal.

The Friedrich-Loeffler Institute confirmed the presence of the virus in the marten, a weasel-like animal, found on the island of Ruegen in north Germany on March 2.

The animal, sick and apparently dying, was found near the Wittow Ferry area of the island, where cats and birds have been found with the disease.

Even the Chancellor deserved a better fate....

Posted by Orrin Judd at March 9, 2006 7:50 AM