Portugal reports first case of bird flu
submited by kickingbird at Sep, 15, 2007 8:23 AM from RTP Internacional TV
The first case of bird flu in Portugal has been confirmed. It is a less dangerous variant of the virus, called H5N2, and it is not transmittable to man. It was detected at two duck farms in Vila Nova de Barquinha and in Tomar [central Portugal]. The birds are to be slaughtered.
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