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Reuters is reporting that laboratory tests have confirmed the presence of H5N1 in the Czech poultry farm. This announcement comes somewhat earlier than was expected.
Test Confirms H5N1 Bird Flu At Czech Farm
A laboratory test showed that turkeys infected with bird flu at a Czech farm carried the H5N1 form of the virus.
Reuters
A laboratory test showed that turkeys infected with bird flu at a Czech farm carried the H5N1 form of the virus that can be deadly to humans, the State Veterinary Authority said on Thursday.
The outbreak at a farm about 150 km (94 miles) east of Prague was the first one in poultry in the Czech Republic.
Published: June 21, 2007 13:47
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