5th case of BF registered in Czech Republic

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   Fifth case of bird flu registered in Czech Republic
Prague- The bird flu virus has been confirmed in a fifth dead swan that was found in Bavorovice near Ceske Budejovice, south Bohemia, Josef Duben, spokesman for the State Veterinary Administration, said. 

A sample will be sent for further examination to the EU Reference Laboratory in Weybridge, Britain, just as in the previous cases. 
The tests of the first dead swan, found in Hluboka nad Vltavou, south Bohemia, confirmed the pathogenic virus H5N1 that is also dangerous to man. 
In the second case, that occurred about four kilometres away form the first, the Czech National Reference Laboratory proved the presence of the most infectious H5 virus. 
It was also confirmed in the third swan that was again found in Hluboka. 
The results of the Weybridge tests for the H5N1 stem have not yet been available. 
The virus type in the fourth swan is not yet known either. 
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	Fifth case of bird flu registered in Czech Republic Prague- The bird flu virus has been confirmed in a fifth dead swan that was found in Bavorovice near Ceske Budejovice, south Bohemia, Josef Duben, spokesman for the State Veterinary Administration, said. A sample will be sent for further examination to the EU Reference Laboratory in Weybridge, Britain, just as in the previous cases. The tests of the first dead swan, found in Hluboka nad Vltavou, south Bohemia, confirmed the pathogenic virus H5N1 that is also dangerous to man. In the second case, that occurred about four kilometres away form the first, the Czech National Reference Laboratory proved the presence of the most infectious H5 virus. It was also confirmed in the third swan that was again found in Hluboka. The results of the Weybridge tests for the H5N1 stem have not yet been available. The virus type in the fourth swan is not yet known either. http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/index_view.php?id=180951