Turkey confirms new cases of bird flu
February 14, 2007 by Grace Ibay
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
According to the RawStory, laboratory results confirmed new cases of bird flu in poultry that died in a farm in Dolucu, southeast Turkey. But according to the Jerusalem Post, bird flu was detected near the town of Silvan in neighboring Diyarbakir province. I’m not sure if these are different places, but these are a cause for concern and quick action. Late last week, 170 dead chickens at farm in Batman province were positive for the H5N1 virus.
Four more villages, the village of Akcay and three nearby hamlets in Silvan town, were placed under quarantine after chickens died in these areas.
Three people and four children who reported flu-like symptoms were cleared Tuesday of having cotracted the virus. No human cases have yet been reported since the outbreak.
Let’s hope it keeps that way. Vigilance, vigilance, vigilance.
Sources:
More fowl test positive to bird-flu virus in south-eastern Turkey New bird flu case reported in Turkish village
Four more villages in southeastern Turkey quarantined over bird flu fear
Tags: flu, bird flu, Turkey, outbreaks, H5N1
