Bird
Flu (H5N1 virus) found in India 
Indian
state government officials on saturday(18th
Feb 2006) said that a laboratory has confirmed
the countrie's first outbreak of deadly
H5N1 bird flu virus in chickens. "Fifty-thousand
birds have died. We have sent dead birds
to the highest level laboratory in bhopal,"
said Anees Ahmed, minister of Animal husbandry
for Maharastra state.
(AFP Mumbai,
Feb 18 2006)
From
the 5 human samples taken from the states
where H5N1 virus was seen in India, 4
samples were found negative and the report
of last one sample is to come.
H5N1 also found in Italy.
(Feb 23, 2006)
Previously H5N1
virus was also found in Africa for the
first time.
W.H.O
says
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