May 26, 2006

Czech Republic reports two new cases of H5N1

Another two cases of the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain have been reported in the Czech Republic, an official said Thursday (May 25).

A laboratory in Prague detected the deadly strain in two dead swans found last week in the south-east of the country, said Ivan Prikryl of the regional veterinary authority in the south-eastern town of Brno.

So far, the H5N1 strain has been found in 14 birds--all swans--in the Czech Republic.