Bird flu found in Dominican Republic

Dominican authorities have quarantined and sacrificed a number of birds after detecting a strain of bird flu last month. The World Organization for Animal Health said in a report that 130 birds were slaughtered after authorities discovered a case of the virus near the capital, Santo Domingo, and another some 145 kilometers to the east in the village of Higüey. Officials say the virus is the H5N2 strain, which does not affect humans.