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 Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 12:53 pm Post subject: Lethal bird flu strain in Croatia |
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From the BBC
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The strain of the bird flu virus lethal to humans has been found in Croatia, the European Union has announced.
The virus, also known as avian flu, was discovered in wild swans found dead at a pond in eastern Croatia last week.
After tests in the UK, it was confirmed to be the H5N1 strain that has killed at least 60 people in Asia since 2003.
Officials are bracing for an outbreak of the lethal strain within the EU, after it was recently discovered in Turkey, Romania and Russia.
The EU announced on Tuesday that it would ban imports of exotic birds and impose stricter rules on the private ownership of pet birds, after a parrot died of the H5N1 strain while in quarantine in the UK.
As the ban was announced, German officials said two geese had tested positive for the flu in initial checks.
Further tests are to be carried out to confirm the virus and to establish whether it is the deadly strain.
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