First suspected human death from bird flu in India
19 Feb 2006 04:44:45 GMT
Source: Reuters
AHMEDABAD, India, Feb 19 (Reuters) - A man has died of suspected bird flu in western India, a top official said on Sunday, a day after India reported its first bird flu infections in poultry.
"A poultry farm owner died on Friday in Surat district. Local tests have confirmed bird flu but we have sent samples to the national laboratory. A final report is awaited," Vatsala Vasudev, the top district administrator of Surat in western Gujarat state, told Reuters.
19 Feb 2006 04:44:45 GMT
Source: Reuters
AHMEDABAD, India, Feb 19 (Reuters) - A man has died of suspected bird flu in western India, a top official said on Sunday, a day after India reported its first bird flu infections in poultry.
"A poultry farm owner died on Friday in Surat district. Local tests have confirmed bird flu but we have sent samples to the national laboratory. A final report is awaited," Vatsala Vasudev, the top district administrator of Surat in western Gujarat state, told Reuters.
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