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It is unclear from this article if the the 12 poultry workers are experiencing any symptoms, or if their isolation is just a precautionary step. Test result should be available on Thursday.
This via Monsters and Critics.
Pakistan tests 13 people for bird flu amid poultry outbreak
Feb 5, 2008, 10:34 GMT
Islamabad - Pakistani authorities tested 12 poultry workers Tuesday for bird flu in the southern city of Karachi, and one woman who suddenly fell ill after eating chicken in north-west Pakistan, health officials said.
The workers were placed in an isolation ward at the Civil Hospital following the detection of the H5N1 virus at two poultry farms in Karachi's Gadap district during the past five days.
'A committee comprising Pakistani health officials and representatives of the World Health Organization took fresh blood samples for laboratory tests and the results were expected on Thursday,' said Khushnood Akhtar, secretary of Pakistan's Ministry of Health.
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