Hungary confirms bird flu case

Hungary confirmed 24 January 2007 that the highly pathogenic H5 virus killed domestic fowl that died eartlier in the month, raising the prospect of a new outbreak of bird flu in Europe.

BBC News, 24.1.07: Deadly bird flu found in Hungary http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6296015.stm

European Commission: DH Health and Consumer Protection: Avian influenza http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_consumer/dyna/influenza/index.cfm

BBC News, 29.1.07: EU lab confirms Hungary bird flu http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6310029.stm

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