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Turkey confirms return of bird flu in chickens
08 Feb 2007 15:20:06 GMT
Source: Reuters
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ANKARA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Turkey's farm ministry confirmed on Thursday an outbreak of bird flu in the southeast of the country, just over a year after the deadly H5N1 strain of the disease killed four children in the region.

The ministry said in a statement bird flu was found on Thursday in a village in the Batman province. Authorities have so far culled 170 poulty to contain the disease.


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