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10/09/2005:

"Bird flu strikes in Danube delta"

Scientists in Bucharest discovered flu antibodies in three domestic ducks found dead in a remote village late last month, the government said.

The exact strain is to be determined by a lab in the UK in the next few days.

Turkey has also confirmed its first case of bird flu at a turkey farm in the west of the country.

Turkish Agriculture Minister Mehdi Eker said that all the birds in the village in Balikesir province had been destroyed and the area had been disinfected.

Officials have told the Turkish media that initial tests have identified the virus as belonging to the H5 type of flu.
bbc.co.uk

The Front Lines in the Battle Against Avian Flu Are Running Short of Money
HONG KONG, Oct. 8 - As the Bush administration and Congress prepare to spend billions of dollars to improve America's ability to combat avian flu, crucial needs are being left unmet on the front lines of the world's defenses against the disease, in some cases for lack of a few million dollars, international health officials said Saturday.