Turkey is clear of bird flu
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Oluşturulma Tarihi: Aralık 12, 2005 10:00
Turkey's Agriculture Ministry said on Friday that Turkey was now clear of bird flu after imposing quarantine and killing more than 10,000 birds at the site where it was originally found, the western region of the country. The virus which was identified as the H5N1 strain of the flu was first found at a farm near Manyas, just south of the Marmara Sea.
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"A report declaring the termination of the epidemic was sent to the World Organisation for Animal Health on Dec. 8," the ministry statement said.
"After carrying out a series of clinical and laboratory tests, no (more traces of the) disease has been detected."
Turkey is not completely immune to other outbreaks that may occur as it lies on the flight path of migratory birds, which carried the virus to Turkey.