Thursday, April 06, 2006

Bird Flu Confirmed In The UK

In a wild Swan in Scotland.

The swan which died of bird flu in Scotland has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus, it was announced today. The official results are expected later today, but the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds confirmed that the bird had tested positive for the H5N1 strain, which can infect humans.


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