H5N1 News: China, Croatia Report Bird Flu Outbreaks
An AP newswire article by Maraiah Foley, via ABC News, reports that:
A third outbreak of deadly bird flu has emerged in China, authorities said Wednesday, raising concerns that the vast country's surveillance system could be failing. Thousands of miles away, meanwhile, a British laboratory confirmed the presence of the lethal virus in six Croatian swans.
The Chinese veterinary bureau said more than 500 chickens and ducks in the central part of the country died in the latest outbreak Saturday, prompting authorities to destroy 2,487 fowl in an attempt to contain the disease.
Repeated bird flu outbreaks in China over the past two weeks suggest its surveillance system has failed somehow, even though Beijing has carried out an extensive program of vaccinations and disease monitoring, a U.N. official said.
posted by Fergie @ 10/26/2005 10:25:00 AM
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