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Macedonian man being "tested for bird flu"
SKOPJE, April 26 (Reuters) - A Macedonian admitted to hospital with fever is being tested for possible bird flu because he keeps pigeons, a source in the main state hospital in the capital Skopje said on Wednesday.
The man from the town of Strumica in southeastern Macedonia was in intensive care in the infectious diseases ward suffering from a high temperature and signs of pneumonia.
"We are doing a bird flu test on him," the source said. "The suspicion of bird flu only arises because the man keeps pigeons."
Results of the tests were expected on Thursday.
Macedonia has not had a confirmed case of bird flu in either wild fowl or poultry, but all its Balkan neighbours have announced the highly dangerous H5N1 strain of the avian virus is present in their territories.
Macedonian man being "tested for bird flu"
SKOPJE, April 26 (Reuters) - A Macedonian admitted to hospital with fever is being tested for possible bird flu because he keeps pigeons, a source in the main state hospital in the capital Skopje said on Wednesday.
The man from the town of Strumica in southeastern Macedonia was in intensive care in the infectious diseases ward suffering from a high temperature and signs of pneumonia.
"We are doing a bird flu test on him," the source said. "The suspicion of bird flu only arises because the man keeps pigeons."
Results of the tests were expected on Thursday.
Macedonia has not had a confirmed case of bird flu in either wild fowl or poultry, but all its Balkan neighbours have announced the highly dangerous H5N1 strain of the avian virus is present in their territories.
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