Bird flu spreads, India tests dozens of people
19 Feb 2006 12:57:54 GMT
Source: Reuters, By Krittivas Mukherjee and Kerstin Gemlich
MUMBAI/PARIS, Feb 19 (Reuters) - India said it was testing dozens of people for bird flu on Sunday, while France confirmed its first avian cases of the H5N1 virus as the deadly strain spread around the globe.
The Indian government said on Sunday that earlier fears of the country's first human victim were unfounded, after "preliminary" tests on a dead farmer showed he was not affected.
"Preliminary investigations by the rapid response teams at Navapur indicate that this patient had no exposure to poultry," a federal health ministry statement said.
19 Feb 2006 12:57:54 GMT
Source: Reuters, By Krittivas Mukherjee and Kerstin Gemlich
MUMBAI/PARIS, Feb 19 (Reuters) - India said it was testing dozens of people for bird flu on Sunday, while France confirmed its first avian cases of the H5N1 virus as the deadly strain spread around the globe.
The Indian government said on Sunday that earlier fears of the country's first human victim were unfounded, after "preliminary" tests on a dead farmer showed he was not affected.
"Preliminary investigations by the rapid response teams at Navapur indicate that this patient had no exposure to poultry," a federal health ministry statement said.
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