Lethal bird flu found in Croatia
The dangerous H5N1 strain of bird flu that has killed more than 60 people in Asia, has now been found in Croatia, the European Union has announced.
Croatian authorities said they slaughtered all domestic poultry in four villages near a Nasice pond where two of 13 swans found dead tested positive for bird flu. The pond is next to the Zdenci park and all the infected swans were believed to have been from the same flock.
The virus had earlier been detected in birds in Romania, Russia and Turkey, raising fears it could spread to the rest of Europe.
On Wednesday, Britain's Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett revealed that a second parrot had probably died of the lethal strain of the disease while in quarantine in the UK.
Croatian authorities said they slaughtered all domestic poultry in four villages near a Nasice pond where two of 13 swans found dead tested positive for bird flu. The pond is next to the Zdenci park and all the infected swans were believed to have been from the same flock.
The virus had earlier been detected in birds in Romania, Russia and Turkey, raising fears it could spread to the rest of Europe.
On Wednesday, Britain's Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett revealed that a second parrot had probably died of the lethal strain of the disease while in quarantine in the UK.
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