Bird flu detected in Czech Republic

The Czech Republic has detected its first case of bird flu in a dead swan. Veterinary tests showed the presence of the H5 virus although it will not be clear until Wednesday whether it was the deadly H5N1 variety. The dead bird was found in the Vltava River near the town of Hluboka nad Vltavou in the south of the country. If the potentially deadly H5N1 strain is confirmed, special measures will be taken, including the creation of three and 10-kilometre security zones around the place where the dead bird was found.