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TEST SHOWS H5N1 TYPE OF BIRD FLU VIRUS AT CZECH TURKEY FARM - CT
21 Jun 2007 11:39:06 GMT
Source: Reuters
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PRAGUE, June 21 (Reuters) - A laboratory test showed that turkeys infected with bird flu at a Czech farm carried the H5N1 form of the virus that can be deadly to humans, the State Veterinary Authority said on Thursday.

The outbreak at a farm about 150 km (94 miles) east of Prague was the first one in poultry in the Czech Republic.

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Health officials prepare to dispose of turkeys at a farm in Loucky, 160km (99 miles) east of Prague, as part of a precautionary measure against bird flu, July 14, 2007. Tests confirmed the H5N1 type of the bird flu virus in poultry at two farms in the eastern Czech Republic, the State Veterinary Authority (SVS) said on Thursday.


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