Author (Corporate) | European Commission: Press and Communication Service |
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Series Title | Press Release |
Series Details | IP/06/185 (17.2.06) |
Publication Date | 17/02/2006 |
Content Type | News |
The French authorities on 17 February 2006 informed the European Commission of a confirmed case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5 in a dead wild duck tested in Ain, near Lyon. A sample was to be sent to the Community Reference Laboratory for avian influenza in Weybridge for further tests to determine if this is the H5N1 virus. |
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Source Link | http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/185&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en |
Subject Categories | Business and Industry, Health |
Countries / Regions | France |