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**Gert van der Hoek** · December 22, 2008, 06:16 PM

Re: Denmark : suspected bird flu in Jutland

dec 23, 2008

Bird flu suspected in Denmark

COPENHAGEN - A FLOCK of free-range chickens on a farm in south-western Denmark is suspected of being infected with bird flu, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration said on Monday.

'The suspicion arose following unexpected results in blood tests done as part of routine checks for bird flu,' the agency said in a statement.

The agency added that it had isolated the flock pending further tests. Results would take a few days, it said.

Something went wrong

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/World/Story/STIStory_317704.html

**Gert van der Hoek** · December 23, 2008, 08:02 AM

Re: Denmark : suspected bird flu in Jutland

Location is in Skaerbaek, South Jutland, centre of Denmark

Risk of bird flu in Skaerbaek

23. December. 2008 13.17 s
A chicken in a flock at Skaerbaek may have been hit by bird flu.
It tells Arne Skjoldager, beredskabschef in F?devare region South.

- The suspicion arose know there were some measurements of the monitoring samples, which regularly takes the crews, which could imply that this is avian flu, he said to dr.dk / south.

Now, some new tests reveal about the case of bird flu.

- If it is not bird flu, so we expect to know with certainty tomorrow, and if it is still doubtful that we'll know it until the first Christmas Day, says Mr Skjoldager.

DR | 404 - Hov, noget gik galt!

http://www.dr.dk/Regioner/Syd/Nyheder/Toender/2008/12/23/131419.htm?rss=true

**Gert van der Hoek** · December 23, 2008, 05:22 PM

Re: Denmark : suspected bird flu in Jutland

This reports says: H7

Bird flu investigated in the morning

23. Dec 2008 09:39 | Denmark Print Article Send news

At a routine check revealed blood samples from a chicken herd in South Jutland unexpected, giving rise to suspicion of bird flu.

It succeeded, however, not primarily seeking review of chickens closer to the virus, which can be dangerous to humans death if it mutated.

"The flock was not yet studied. The first failed to get the farmer. Secondly, there was a large dog, who stood and g?ede. So the plan is to get it done in the course of the morning," said beredskabschef in F?devarestyrelsen Mortensen stone to the News Agency Newspaq.

He said that the crew are or have been affected by avian influenza type H7.

It is considered to be less dangerous than the feared H5N1 virus, which scientists believe are more likely to mutate and infection from human to human.

"Now we find out if it is less serious or serious. We know that it is not H5. It is another type, namely H7. There are many kinds of viruses, so it's not to say yet," Stone says Mortensen.

He expects to have results ready around noon. If chickens are infected herd, it must be killed.

Fugleinfluenza undersøges til formiddag

http://avisen.dk/fugleinfluenza-undersoeges-til-formiddag_101516.aspx

Mandag aften lykkedes det ikke Fødevarestyrelsen at kontakte ejeren af en hønsebesætning i Sønderjylland, der mistænkes for fugleinfluenza.

credits for the link: Finn Jensen