By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Kuwait has confirmed 20 cases of the deadly avian flu in birds including falcons, chickens and turkeys, a spokesman for the Health Ministry said Sunday.
Ahmed al-Shatti said there were no human cases and an emergency plan has been activated. He the cases were found at the Kuwait Zoo, farms and a clinic for falcons. The zoo and bird markets would be closed temporarily, and exports and imports of birds would be halted, he said.
This small oil-rich state last confirmed case of the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus was in 2005 when officials discovered the disease in a flamingo.
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