VURS director Vida Cadonic Spelic told Slovene Radio that Saturday's analysis of one of two swans found dead on the Drava near Maribor on Thursday showed the presence of the H5 bird flu virus. She added samples of both birds would be sent to Weybridge laboratory in Great Britain on Monday for additional tests.
National media said Slovenia had already notified the European Commission about its first case of bird flu and guaranteed that it would take the same measures of protection as Greece, the first European Union member state which logged a case of bird flu.