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Biotech / Medical : SARS and Avian Flu
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From: ldo798/26/2005 11:46:05 AM
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Finland reports possible bird flu in seagull
26 Aug 2005 14:53:04 GMT
Source: Reuters

HELSINKI, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Finland's Agriculture Ministry said on Friday it had found a possible case of bird flu in a seagull in the northern town of Oulu.

"As a result of a monitoring programme in Finland, we have now made an initial finding of a possible bird flu virus in a seagull," the ministry said in a statement. "The studies are ongoing and a final result will come in three weeks."

Fears of a global outbreak have risen since the avian virus spread recently from Asia into Siberia in eastern Russia and Kazakhstan. The World Health Organisation has been urging governments to stock up with antiviral drugs like Tamiflu.

Bird flu has killed 62 people in Asia since 2003 and forced the slaughter of millions of fowl. The European Union, of which Finland is a member, said earlier this week it believed there was only a remote or low chance of it striking the EU.

But after the spread of the disease into Russia, some experts have warned it could spread to the EU via migratory birds as they move to warmer areas for winter after nesting in Siberia.

Finland shares a 1,300-km (800-mile) border with Russia to the east and borders on Sweden, Norway and the Baltic Sea to its west.

The Finnish ministry said it had been improving disease protection for poultry facilities "systematically over several years". The import of live birds and poultry products from areas stricken by bird flu is banned.

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