Bird in Sweden found with flu, virus type unclear
October 22, 2005
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s National Veterinary
Institute said on Saturday a duck found dead east of the
capital the day before tested positive for avian flu but that
it was too early to say which strain of virus the bird had.
“The result of the virus tests which were carried out today
on samples from ducks found in Eskilstuna show that one of them
was infected with influenza,” the institute said in a
statement.
The institute is carrying out additional analysis and the
results of the tests on whether the virus of the H5 type are
due late Sunday afternoon.
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