2005 Bird Flu

An ornithologist takes a sample from a Kingfisher in Vrana, southern Croatia, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2005. On Friday, the country confirmed its first cases of bird flu with six swans testing positive for the H5 strain. Twelve swans were found dead near a pond in Zdenci national park in the eastern part of the country on Thursday.

Credit: AP Photo/Darko Bandic