Ukraine Detects New Case Of Bird Flu
January 18, 2006
A vet disinfects a farm in eastern Ukraine (file photo) (epa)
Officials say five birds found dead in Sevastopol were infected with the illness.
Ukrainian health authorities are urging the public to exercise caution to prevent the sickness from spreading.
Meanwhile, in Beijing today, donor countries and organizations pledged $1.9 billion to fight the spread of the bird flu virus. That was above the targeted $1.2 billion -- though most of the pledges were in the form of loans.
Bird flu has been blamed for the deaths of some 75 people in East Asia since 2003. Four children died of the illness this month in Turkey -- though none of the deaths were believed caused by human to human transmission.
(AP, Reuters)