EU laboratory accused of holding back bird flu information

Data central for stopping bird flu from spreading are being kept secret by EU-paid researchers to ensure their own copyright, according to experts quoted by a Swedish daily.

The EU reference laboratory for Avian Influenza in Weybridge (UK) is concealing results from tests taken in 15 countries, reports Svenska Dagbladet

Ongoing tests of bird flu found in Sweden show that the virus carries the Z-type gene - the most agressive of the five genotypes of the H5N1 strain.

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