BUCAREST (AFX) - Some one million domestic fowl are to be culled in Romania after the potentially deadly H5N1 bird flu virus was found in three locations in the centre of the country, Romanian Agriculture Minister Gheorghe Flutur said Sunday.
'Almost one million birds will be culled in total in central Romanian regions that have been hit or could be hit by bird flu,' Flutur said during a press conference.
'The discovery of bird flu in a farm is a first in Romania, since the first case of the disease was detected on October 7, 2005. We will quickly cull the farm's approximately 350,000 chicken, as well as other poultry in contaminated centres,' he said.
After they had announced in late April that the H5N1 virus, which can be deadly to humans, had been eradicated in their country, Romanian authorities found new cases in the central town of Hurezu Friday.
Sunday, the National Veterinary Health Agency (ANSVSA) said it had found the H5N1 virus in Fagaras, in the centre of the country, as well as in a poultry farm in Codlea. newsdesk@afxnews.com afp/jlw COPYRIGHT Copyright AFX News Limited 2005. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News. AFX News and AFX Financial News Logo are registered trademarks of AFX News Limited
'Almost one million birds will be culled in total in central Romanian regions that have been hit or could be hit by bird flu,' Flutur said during a press conference.
'The discovery of bird flu in a farm is a first in Romania, since the first case of the disease was detected on October 7, 2005. We will quickly cull the farm's approximately 350,000 chicken, as well as other poultry in contaminated centres,' he said.
After they had announced in late April that the H5N1 virus, which can be deadly to humans, had been eradicated in their country, Romanian authorities found new cases in the central town of Hurezu Friday.
Sunday, the National Veterinary Health Agency (ANSVSA) said it had found the H5N1 virus in Fagaras, in the centre of the country, as well as in a poultry farm in Codlea. newsdesk@afxnews.com afp/jlw COPYRIGHT Copyright AFX News Limited 2005. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News. AFX News and AFX Financial News Logo are registered trademarks of AFX News Limited