The BBC reports that contradicting earlier findings, testing on samples from Romanian ducks have confirmed the presence of bird flu in Romania:
Only on Wednesday an EU spokesman said: "All the virological tests carried out to date in Romania have failed to identify the presence of the avian influenza virus. Every day that passes... reassures us that avian influenza is not in fact present in Romania."
Reuters reports the European Commission said it would ban Romanian imports:
"Given that it has been confirmed that the virus is present in Romania, the Commission will now adopt the same measures already taken for Turkey, last Monday, that is to say a ban on imports of live birds, poultry meat and other poultry products," the Commission said in a statement.
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Test results due from the British laboratory on Friday were expected to show whether Turkey has a low-risk strain or the more serious H5N1 virus, which has killed or forced the slaughter of millions of birds across Asia and killed more than 60 people.
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