Bird flu strain reported in Turkey
Some 2,000 birds died overnight in Turkey of bird flu, CNN-Turk television reported.
The birds belonged to a turkey farmer in a village near Balikesir in western Turkey, and the announcement was made by a provincial deputy governor who said that the transportation of animals into and out of the village was now forbidden.
Officials from the Turkish Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture were sent to investigate.
There are several strains of bird flu but only a few are deadly. Experts are tracking the H5N1 strain, for fear it could mutate and spawn a human flu pandemic.
Bird flu globally so far has killed around 60 people, mostly poultry workers, and millions of birds.
United States officials have warned of a potentially catastrophic outbreak of avian flu, or bird flu, that they say health officials are not prepared to combat.
