Bird Flu Outbreak Near Islamabad, Pakistan
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Article Date: 16 Apr 2006 - 10:00 PDT
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A bird flu (avian flu) outbreak has occurred at a chicken farm in Sihala, near Islamabad, say Pakistani authorities. Laboratory tests have confirmed the presence of the virulent H5N1 strain.
Health officials say they have destroyed 3,600 chickens at the farm. So far, no human cases of infection have been reported in or near the infected area.
This is the third outbreak of bird flu in Pakistan since the beginning of last month.
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posted by Faisal on 18 Apr 2006 at 11:30 pmAt PIMS Hospital Islamabad, Pakistan, patients are admitted and are confirmed for H5 virus and the authroities are not leaking this information to media
Nation Confused About Bird Flu
posted by Adnan on 1 Jul 2006 at 3:14 amWhat is the reality behind this statement of Secretary General Poultry Wholesalers Association Karachi Kamal Akhtar said Pakistan is complete bird-flu-free country with no case of H5N1 virus at all.
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