Ukraine says bird flu found in Crimea is H5N1 strain
Posted on: Thursday, 8 December 2005, 09:24 CST
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine has the highly pathogenic type of bird flu that is potentially dangerous to humans, the strain known as H5N1, officials said on Thursday, quoting preliminary Russian data.
The disease was found in several villages in the Crimean peninsula where about 2,500 birds died within hours. Local residents said signs of illness were detected in September and no action had been taken.
"We have information that the strain H5N1 was detected," Vyacheslav German, deputy director of the state institute for biotechnology, told a news conference.
Source: REUTERS
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