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Afghanistan finds more bird flu
TESTS confirmed a new outbreak of bird flu in Afghanistan today and authorities strongly believe that it is the deadly H5N1 strain.
The broad H5-type virus was found in dead chickens in the eastern province of Kunar, which borders Pakistan, health ministry adviser Abdullah Fahim said.
Afghanistan and the United Nations last week revealed the presence of H5N1 in six poultry samples taken from the capital Kabul and from the province of Nangarhar.
"It is very likely that the H5 type confirmed in Kunar provinces is the N1 sub-type since it is confirmed positive in neighbouring Nangarhar... and in Kabul," Mr Fahim said.
UN spokesman Adrian Edwards said it was the first time infected birds had been found in Kunar.
http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/ No human cases have been reported yet in Afghanistan, he added.
Afghanistan ordered the slaughter of thousands of chickens after last week's announcement that H5N1 had been detected.
About 85 per cent of the Afghani population live in close contact with poultry, officials have said, with most rural families having several chickens in the backyard.
http://www.dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,18542399-5001028,00.html
TESTS confirmed a new outbreak of bird flu in Afghanistan today and authorities strongly believe that it is the deadly H5N1 strain.
The broad H5-type virus was found in dead chickens in the eastern province of Kunar, which borders Pakistan, health ministry adviser Abdullah Fahim said.
Afghanistan and the United Nations last week revealed the presence of H5N1 in six poultry samples taken from the capital Kabul and from the province of Nangarhar.
"It is very likely that the H5 type confirmed in Kunar provinces is the N1 sub-type since it is confirmed positive in neighbouring Nangarhar... and in Kabul," Mr Fahim said.
UN spokesman Adrian Edwards said it was the first time infected birds had been found in Kunar.
http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/ No human cases have been reported yet in Afghanistan, he added.
Afghanistan ordered the slaughter of thousands of chickens after last week's announcement that H5N1 had been detected.
About 85 per cent of the Afghani population live in close contact with poultry, officials have said, with most rural families having several chickens in the backyard.
http://www.dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,18542399-5001028,00.html
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