Monday, April 02, 2007
Bird flu spreads in Bangladesh over weekend
Bird flu has spread to nine more farms in Bangladesh over the weekend.
The health ministry says the H5N1 virus was found in poultry in farms near Dhaka, where it was first detected, and in the north, taking the total number of affected farms to 25 in six districts.
Authorities have culled about 70,000 birds since confirming the outbreak in six farms on March 22.
A health ministry official says nearly 500 workers at the infected farms have been given a local version of the Tamiflu anti-viral drug as a precaution.
No humans have tested positive for the disease in the country.
Bird flu story source: Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC)