Nervous Greeks voluntarily cull poultry
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ATHENS, Greece, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Poultry farmers on the
Greek islands near Turkey have begun voluntarily culling their
flocks in hopes of preventing a bird flu outbreak from neighboring
Turkey.
Local authorities on Kastellorizo said they decided to start
culling their birds independently after residents learned four
people in Turkey had died from handling birds infected with the H5N1
avian virus, the Kathimerini news service reported Thursday.
Turkey lies to the east of the Greek islands across the
Aegean Sea.
Greek Agriculture Minister Evangelos Bassiakos set out to
visit other islands in the Dodecanese island chain Thursday to
ensure that regional authorities are implementing anti-bird flu
measures as mandated by the government.
Greece has not issued a travel ban to Turkey, but urged
citizens to travel there only if absolutely necessary.
Bird flu has killed more than 70 people in China and
Southeast Asia since it emerged in 2003.
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