More Bird Flu Found in Czech Republic

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Another two cases of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus have been confirmed in the Czech Republic, an official said Monday.

Spokesman for the state veterinary authority Josef Duben said that a reference lab in Prague found the deadly strain in two dead swans found in Hluboka nad Vltavou, 80 miles south of Prague. The tests had already been confirmed by the EU reference lab in Britain, he said.

Another four swans found in the same region tested positive for the H5 virus, and further tests will be conducted to determine whether they had the H5N1 strain, Duben said.

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