# 1308
In March of 2006 H5N1 was detected in two dead swans in Poland, but since then, we've heard little from that region regarding that virus. Today we learn that birds at a turkey farm have tested positive.
Deadly H5N1 bird flu found on Polish turkey farm
Sat 1 Dec 2007, 12:17 GMT
(Adds details, PM comments, background)
WARSAW, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has been found in turkeys at a Polish poultry farm northwest of Warsaw, a district crisis management official said on Saturday.
The cases were found at a farm in the village of Brudzen near the city of Plock, Hilary Januszczyk, a Plock crisis management official, said on television.
"Areas of contamination and danger have been marked off," Januszczyk said. "The area is being constantly monitored by veterinary officials and the police."
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"There is no cause for alarm," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on television. "I am in touch with the interior and health ministers as well as veterinary officials in charge. This is not the kind of threat we had several years ago." (Reporting by Marynia Kruk and Rob Strybel; editing by Robert Woodward)
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