France says tests confirm bird flu at turkey farm
The Star, 26 Feb 2006

   

PARIS (Reuters) - France said on Saturday tests had confirmed the presence of the H5N1 bird flu virus at a turkey farm in the east of the country, where thousands of birds died. 

It is the first case of the virus spreading to domestic farm birds in the European Union and threatens to deal a heavy blow to France's already battered six-billion-euro poultry industry.