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Afghanistan Confirmed H5N1
Posted on Thu, Mar. 16, 2006
Bird flu outbreak in Afghanistan confirmed (in birds)
Associated Press
<!-- begin body-content -->KABUL, Afghanistan - Lab tests have confirmed an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in Afghanistan, the United Natons and the government said in a joint statement Thursday.
"The H5N1 strain of avian influenza has today been confirmed in Afghanistan in six samples," it said.
The announcement comes a day after the government said it was almost certain of an H5N1 outbreak but was awaiting confirmation from a U.N Food and Agriculture Organization lab in Italy.
Bird flu outbreak in Afghanistan confirmed (in birds)
Associated Press
<!-- begin body-content -->KABUL, Afghanistan - Lab tests have confirmed an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in Afghanistan, the United Natons and the government said in a joint statement Thursday.
"The H5N1 strain of avian influenza has today been confirmed in Afghanistan in six samples," it said.
The announcement comes a day after the government said it was almost certain of an H5N1 outbreak but was awaiting confirmation from a U.N Food and Agriculture Organization lab in Italy.