Slovenia reports bird flu

Slovenian authorities have reported H5 bird flu virus in a swan and have sent samples to an EU laboratory for further tests, the European Commission said.

It said Slovenian authorities have reported "a confirmed case" of the H5 bird flu virus.

"The Slovenian Laboratory for Avian influenza has made the first analysis, and samples have been sent" to the EU's bird flu laboratory in Weybridge, England, the commission said in a statement.