Brussels, 24/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - The Croatian authorities informed the European Commission on 21 October that a group H5 avian virus has been isolated in wild swans found dead in the commune of Zdenci. The owner of a fish farm found fifteen swans dead after the arrival of a group of around 1500 migratory swans. Samples of the virus have been sent for additional analysis at the European reference laboratory in Weybridge in the UK. The Croatian authorities took the immediate decision to...