However, in 1996, the remains of 9,000 bodies were discovered in the Nile Delta, with evidence suggesting a famine. Who is right? This is prime BBC2 fare.

Based on the Dame Agatha Christie novel, our favorite Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot (Sir Peter Ustinov), is on a cruise up the Nile. He is surrounded by an interesting assortment of characters ...

In the summer of 1999, birds across New York were mysteriously dying in droves — their bodies peppering ... noting that West Nile virus can cause neurological symptoms and death.