# 501
Surrounded on 2 sides by Iraq and Saudi Arabia, and a close nieghbor to Iran, Kuwait is now reporting what appear to be multiple detections of bird flu in their bird population.
Amazing what you can find, if you actually look for it.
Kuwait confirms 20 cases of avian flu in birds including falcons and chickens
The Associated Press
Published: February 25, 2007
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has confirmed 20 cases of the deadly avian flu in birds including falcons, chickens and turkeys, a spokesman for the Health Ministry said Sunday.
Ahmed al-Shatti said there were no human cases and an emergency plan has been activated.
This small oil-rich state last confirmed case of the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus was in 2005 when officials discovered the disease in a flamingo.
