Serbia: H5N1 bird flu strain found in swan
submited by kickingbird at Mar, 10, 2006 8:20 AM from Reuters
Serbia confirmed on Thursday its first case of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in a swan found last week in the northern Sombor region, close to the Croatian border.
The head of Serbia´s veterinary directorate, Dejan Krnjaic, said the result was confirmed by a reference laboratory in Weybridge, Britain. He said another swan found dead in western Serbia was also assumed to have had H5N1.
In both cases, areas within a 10 km (6 mile) radius of where the swans were found have been declared risk zones and veterinarians were monitoring all wild fowl within it. All domestic poultry in Serbia was being kept indoors.
See Also:
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- GISAID: H5N1 Bird Flu Circulating in Dairy Cows in the United States 2 days ago
- USCDC: A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update 2 days ago
- USCDC: Avian Influenza A(H5N1) U.S. Situation Update and CDC Activities 9 days ago
- USCDC: Urgent field correction notice 9 days ago
- Joint FAO/WHO/WOAH preliminary assessment of recent influenza A(H5N1) viruses 10 days ago
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