Bird flu spreads to Sweden

Yesterday October 22, 2005, representatives of the Swedish Veterinary Institute confirmed that the death of a wild duck here was due to bird flu.

Cells of the H5N1 virulent virus looked through a microscope in a test at the representative office of the World Health Organization in Bangkok on October 21

However, it has not been determined whether the bird flu is from a virulent H5N1 virus, according to Sky News.

Earlier in the day, the avian influenza virus was discovered in England, after a parrot from Suriname - South America arrived in England during the isolation period.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, the bird died from the H5 strain and tests are continuing. He has called for a ban on the sale of live poultry across the EU to prevent the spread of bird flu.

However, at the moment, he insists the country does not have avian influenza, because according to veterinary official British Debby Reynolds: 'The Ca has just determined not to affect the absence of British bird flu because This disease is confirmed from an imported bird '.

The parrot is in a 148-piece bird from Surinam brought to England on September 16. This number is being held with 216 other birds imported from Taiwan.

So far, this toxic bird flu virus has been detected in several European countries such as Greece, Romania, Turkey, Russia and Croatia. It is thought that they spread to Europe through migratory birds.

TRAN DUC THANH (According to Sky News)