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German zoo finds H5N1 bird flu in dead swan
Reuters
August 4, 2006
A swan found dead in a zoo in the eastern German city of Dresden was infected with the highly infectious H5N1 strain of bird flu which is dangerous for humans, the local government said on Friday.
A government spokeswoman in Dresden said tests carried out by the Friedrich Loeffler Institute, which advises the government on animal diseases, had confirmed the disease in the swan which was found on Wednesday.
"We can confirm that this is the highly pathogenic strain," said the spokeswoman.
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Reuters
August 4, 2006
A swan found dead in a zoo in the eastern German city of Dresden was infected with the highly infectious H5N1 strain of bird flu which is dangerous for humans, the local government said on Friday.
A government spokeswoman in Dresden said tests carried out by the Friedrich Loeffler Institute, which advises the government on animal diseases, had confirmed the disease in the swan which was found on Wednesday.
"We can confirm that this is the highly pathogenic strain," said the spokeswoman.
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