H5N1 Update: Deadly bird flu reaches region south of Moscow
A Reuters newswire article, via MSNBC, reports that:
Russia told the EU on Wednesday it had found the deadly strain of avian flu in birds in a region south of Moscow, marking the steady westwards march of a virus scientists fear could trigger a pandemic.
The European Commission said Russia had identified the H5N1 bird flu strain about 200 kms (124 miles) south of Moscow in the Tula region, next to a lake with numerous wild ducks.
The deadly H5N1 strain -- which has killed more than 60 people in Asia since 2003 and forced the slaughter of thousands of birds -- has also been discovered in Turkey and Romania.
posted by Fergie @ 10/19/2005 01:00:00 PM
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