Bird flu in Greece, Agriculture Ministry Confirms - Dead birds found in Croatia

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Main Category: Bird Flu / Avian Flu
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Article Date: 17 Oct 2005 - 22:00 PDT

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According to the Greek Agriculture Ministry, a turkey in a Greek island was infected with a strain of the bird flu virus in the Island of Oinouses. Samples have been sent to a lab in the UK to identify the strain of virus. Officials say they know it is of the H5 strain, but don't know yet whether it is the H5N1. The most lethal one is the H5N1 strain that was found in Turkey and Romania last week.

Some dead birds have been found in Croatia. The EU has ordered that urgent tests be carried out.

In Romania, authorities have been culling thousands of birds. The area immediately surrounding where the infected birds were found has been placed in quarantine.

As birds migrate from Russia to North Africa they pass through eastern Europe and Turkey.

No imports of poultry from Romania and Turkey are now allowed into the European Union. The EU says it will take 'drastic measures' if it has to.

Written by: Christian Nordqvist
Editor: Medical News Today
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