Azerbaijan reports bird flu outbreak in wild birds

February 10, 2006
Zee News

Azerbaijan said today the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu had been found in wild birds on the Caspian Sea.

Samples from the birds were sent for tests to London and showed the bird flu strain was present, a spokesman for the health ministry said.

''In some analyses the H5N1 bird flu strain was found,'' the spokesman told media persons. ''Bird flu has not yet been found in the human population.''
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With wild birds infected, health officials said they feared the virus could spread to domestic poultry.

Poultry farms outside Baku, the capital on the shores of the Caspian, cater for the demands of the urban population while many rural Azeris keep chickens at home.
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Chicken was on sale at markets in Baku on Friday and still on the menu in restaurants.
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