364 BIRDS CULLED ; and anti-viral drugs given to everyone who went near them 1 STAR SLIP Edition

The bird, one of two which died two days ago, had the virulent H5 strain of the virus - but it is not yet known if it had the potentially lethal H5N1 form that has killed 60 people across Asia in the last two years. The second bird did not test positive for the virus. An investigation was last night...

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Published inDaily mirror (London, England : 1903)
Main Author MEGAN LLOYD DAVIES and ALLISON MARTIN
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) MGN Ltd 22.10.2005
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Summary:The bird, one of two which died two days ago, had the virulent H5 strain of the virus - but it is not yet known if it had the potentially lethal H5N1 form that has killed 60 people across Asia in the last two years. The second bird did not test positive for the virus. An investigation was last night taking place into how the birds from Taiwan were allowed into Britain. He went on: "H5N1 is a particular kind of H5 avian flu and the Far East avian flu is a particular strain of H5N1 that has recently been found. CONFIRMATION: Statement from [Defra] on parrot infected with avian flu; PRECAUTION: A scientist dissects a goose in Munich to check for the H5N1 virus; WAITING FOR FACTS: Dr [Debby Reynolds]