UK confirms deadly bird flu virus at second farm
submited by 2366 at Nov, 20, 2007 0:3 AM from Reuters
LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Britain"e;s farm ministry said on Monday the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has been confirmed at a second poultry farm. A ministry spokeswoman said the farm was one of the "dangerous contacts" established last week and all the turkeys at the site in the east of England have been culled. The farm shared the same workforce with the site where the original case was confirmed last week.(Reporting by Nigel Hunt; Editing by Michael Roddy)
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