CZECHS REPORT BIRD FLU OUTBREAK
June 1st, 2007
BY MONICA DOBIE
ANOTHER outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed in Europe, this time on a turkey farm in the Pardubicky region, of the Czech Republic.
More than 1,800 birds are already dead on the farm containing 6,000 turkeys. Czech authorities have established a protection zone of 3 km radius and a surveillance zone of 10 km around the infected area.
ANOTHER outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed in Europe, this time on a turkey farm in the Pardubicky region, of the Czech Republic.
More than 1,800 birds are already dead on the farm containing 6,000 turkeys. Czech authorities have established a protection zone of 3 km radius and a surveillance zone of 10 km around the infected area.
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