Romania confirms H5N1 virus in poultry

Romania's agriculture ministry said today that laboratory tests in Britain had confirmed the deadly H5N1 virus in poultry found…

Romania's agriculture ministry said today that laboratory tests in Britain had confirmed the deadly H5N1 virus in poultry found dead last week in a Danube delta village.

"Regarding the samples in Caraorman, the laboratory in London confirmed it was the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus," the ministry said on its website.