Bird flu on Azerbaijan poultry farm is H5N1

Bird flu found this week on a poultry farm in Azerbaijan has been confirmed as the deadly H5N1 strain, a top veterinary official said today.

This marks the first time the virus has spread to domestic fowl in the former Soviet nation. The farm, which lies some 50 miles north of the capital Baku, was placed under quarantine on Monday and authorities began disposing of dead fowl.