H5N1 News: Ukraine Confirms H5N1 In Dead Birds
An AP newswire article, via MSNBC, reports that:
Ukraine on Wednesday confirmed for the first time that outbreaks of bird flu in 11 Crimean villages were the deadly H5N1 strain that has jumped from bird to humans in Asia and killed at least 69 people.
Laboratory tests confirmed the lethal strain was present in 11 out of the 25 villages where bird deaths have been recorded on the Black Sea peninsula, said Ukraine Health Ministry spokeswoman Anna Trubachova.
A Russian veterinary official last week had provided similar confirmation, citing tests conducted at a Russian laboratory. But Ukraine had refused to confirm the report, saying it was waiting for results from a British laboratory.
posted by Fergie @ 12/14/2005 11:52:00 AM
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