Bird flu found in Turkey
submited by kickingbird at Oct, 9, 2005 9:56 AM from TurkishPress
The first reported outbreak of bird flu in Turkey has killed some 2,000 turkeys in the northwestern province of Balikesir, a government official there said Saturday.
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Deputy governor Halil Yavuz Kaya told Turkish CNN television that a quarantine had been imposed on a turkey farm in the province´s Manyas region.
He added that the turkeys probably contracted the disease from migratory birds and that the outbreak was isolated.
Manyas is home to a nature reserve known for its wide variety of birds.
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