Avian Influenza H5N1 Outbreak in Afghanistan - Press Release FAO

FAO Press Release – Kabul, 8 March 2007 (Update 2)
In our last press communiqué, we mentioned confirmed cases of H5N1 from samples from Nahea 4, Jalalabad City, of Nangarhar Province on 20 February 2007 and from Sawki district of Kunar Province on 24 February 2007.
Now H5N1 has been confirmed on 7 March 2007 in the districts of Khogiani, Rodat and Bati Kot of Nangarhar province, in the districts of Khas Kunar and Kuz Kunar in Kunar province and in Shah Shahid area of Nahea 8, in Kabul City.
Positive samples were collected from backyard poultry (domestic chickens). All the samples were analyzed and confirmed in the FAO and Naval Medical Research Unit 3 (NAMRU3) supported laboratory in the Central Veterinary Diagnostic and Research Laboratories (CVDRL).
The Government has taken immediate actions for disinfection, culling and quarantine of the affected areas. Further vaccinations will take place.
Bird flu story source: FAO