H5N1 Update: New wave of suspected bird flu
A new wave of suspected bird flu cases was reported across Europe and Asia Wednesday as EU officials geared up to prepare for any human pandemic.
Tests confirmed the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain in a second location in Romania's eastern Danube Delta region, a govenment official said Wednesday.
The tests were carried out at an internation expert laboratory in Britain where most of the suspected samples from around Europe are being sent for verification. Romanian authorities have killed all farm birds in the area and finished disinfecting the areas, including people's houses and yards.
Preliminary tests detected the H5N1 strain of bird flu in samples taken from a region south of Moscow where hundreds of birds died suddenly, the Russian Agriculture Ministry said Wednesday.
posted by Fergie @ 10/19/2005 12:03:00 PM
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