There is no bird flu in commercial stocks.

We don't think anyone should be restricting exports of poultry because poultry is perfectly safe. There is no bird flu on poultry farms in Europe except on one turkey farm in France, where all the birds have been slaughtered.

Only birds can be infected. There is no bird flu strain that can be transmitted to humans in Dagestan.

an eventual bird flu epidemic.

I've just done a commercial in the U.S. in which I talk about stocks, shares and bonds. Everyone is amazed. They ask me: 'You really know about that stuff or did you just learn it for the commercial?' I tell them I wouldn't do it unless I understood and had an interest.

Bird flu is like rubbing salt into the wounds. There have not been cancellations but there is a slowdown in bookings.