WARSAW, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Officials from Poland's veterinary department said Saturday that two turkeys from a poultry farm in the central part of the country have tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu.

    It is the country's first reported case of the deadly virus in domestic birds, officials said.

    Initial tests indicate the H5N1 strain of the virus, and samples have been sent to the State Veterinary Institute for final confirmation, said Poland's deputy chief veterinarian Krzysztof Jazdzewski.

    The World Health Organization said the H5N1 type of bird flu has claimed more than 200 human lives across the world in 2003, with most of them in Asia.