Macedonia to send sample of dead poultry to Britain for further tests

The Macedonian Veterinary Administration announced Tuesday that one sample of the dead poultry found in the south would be sent to Britain for further testing of bird flu, the Macedonian Information Agency (MIA) reported.

Forty samples of the dead birds in the village of Mogila in Bitola district had been tested for bird flu, and one of them, which was suspicious, would be sent to Britain for further testing, the Veterinary Administration Director Slobodan Cokrevski said, adding that the results were expected for one week.

According to Cokrevski, most of the samples had shown the symptoms of Newcastle disease.

The authorities have taken measures to protect about 500 households in Mogila, slaughtering suspicious poultry and zoning the infected and disease-free areas, Cokrevski said.

A number of domestic birds were found dead in Mogila on Saturday, after which the Veterinary Administration got the samples and operated an inspection.

Source: Xinhua