Spain Records First Bird Flu Case
Deadly H5N1 Strain Found In Wild Bird In Marshes Of Northern City
MADRID, Spain, July 7, 2006
(CBS/AP) Spain has recorded its first case of H5N1 bird flu, the Agriculture Ministry said Friday
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The strain was found in a wild bird in a marsh area outside the northern city of Vitoria, the ministry said in a statement.
The version of the H5N1 strain found in this case is highly virulent, it added.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/07/health/main1783414.shtml
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=aalVk3u0WKQk&refer=uk