Avian Flu Reaches Turkey
A strain of bird flu that can be deadly for humans has spread from Asia to the fringes of Europe and countries should prepare for a potential pandemic, Europe’s health chief said on Thursday.
EU Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner Markos Kyprianou said a strain of the disease found in Turkey had been identified as the same virus that killed more than 60 people in Asia since 2003 and forced the slaughter of millions of birds.
The European Union’s executive was also assuming bird flu found in Romania was the same virulent strain known as H5N1, he said. Final test results for Romania are expected on Friday.
European Commissioners have already said they will ban Turkish live birds and feather imports.
Source: MSNBC.
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