Suspected H5N1 Bird-Flu Case Reported In Georgia
February 24, 2006
Georgian veterinary worker disinfects a truck arriving from Azerbaijan (file photo) (epa)
Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli said preliminary tests showed that a dead wild swan found in the Ajara autonomous republic carried the H5N1 virus. Samples have been sent to a laboratory in Britain for further analysis.
A ban on live poultry trade had been imposed throughout Georgia.
(Novosti-Gruziya, civil.ge)