Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Kuwait: Initial Blood Tests Positive on 4 Cullers

















# 627


Bad news if the results hold up in the second test.


Bird flu tests on four Asians in Kuwait 'positive'

KUWAIT CITY (AFP) - Preliminary tests for bird flu on four Bangladeshi workers who had been culling chickens infected with the disease were "positive," a Kuwaiti medical source told AFP.



"The first test on the four men was positive," the source said, requesting anonymity. "We have taken blood samples for a second test to reconfirm the initial results. We expect the outcome within hours."