Indonesia 'covered up' bird flu: paper
Top news: 22 October 2005, Saturday.
Croatia and the UK have both confirmed single cases of avian flu on their territories on Saturday.
Croatia's Agriculture Ministry announced that six dead swans were tested positive for the avian flu virus. Following an emergency cabinet meeting called by PM Ivo Sanader, Croatia has established a crisis unit in an attempt to restrict the spreading of the disease.
The six dead swans were found near the Croatian borders with Hungary and Serbia. The deadly virus has not been detected in swans before, Croatian media claim. According to Croatian virologists there is a possibility that cases of avian flu are present in Europe but have not yet been found.
Sanader claimed that the virus discovered in the swans is not of the deadly H5N1 strain.
A parrot that died under quarantine was infected with the avian flu virus, Great Britain confirmed as well.
Veterinary officials announced that the bird was imported from Surinam in September but did not give any information about its time of death.
This case did not mean that there was avian flu in the UK, officials stated, because the bird had been imported and had died in quarantine, so there was a possibility that the virus hadn't reached any local birds.
It is still unclear whether the virus that killed the parrot is of the deadly H5N1 type.
In the meantime reports by Chinese newspapers claimed that in case of registered human-to-human bird flu transfers, the country is prepared to close its borders. Saving lives would be a priority for Chinese authorities, the reports stated, even if it meant slowing down the economy.
Cases of the potentially lethal H5N1 strain of bird 'flu were confirmed in Romania, Turkey and Russia.
About 120 people worldwide have been diagnosed with the H5N1 strain since 2003, leading to 60 deaths.
"Ukrainian Specialists Do Not Rule Out Pandemic of Mixed Flu on Basis Of Human And Bird Flu"
Yep,that's about what I'd expect...that's why it's important to get the flu shot this year.
Swedish dead duck....
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