BiH confirms bird flu case
Xinhua, February 15, 2017 Adjust font size:
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has confirmed a case of H5N8 bird flu in the northwestern town of Prijedor, the BiH Veterinary Office said in a statement on Tuesday.
The Joint Center for Disease Control will continue the coordination of activities to implement the prescribed measures, according to the statement.
Samples will be submitted to the reference laboratory in the European Union for confirmation, said the BiH Veterinary Office.
Cases of bird flu have been found in a number of countries across Europe in the past months, including in neighboring Croatia and Macedonia. Endit