China reports new bird flu case
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-06-08 06:18
China has discovered a new H5N1 bird flu case in poultry in the western
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said on
Wednesday.
Epidemic prevention workers
prepare to put killed poultry on trucks in Hetian of northwest China's
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 15, 2005. Highly pathogenic bird
flu epidemic was reported in Hetian City of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous
Region, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture said on Thursday.
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The case was identified after domestic poultry at a farm in Xinjiang's Hetian
County died of an unclear illness.
The dead poultry were confirmed to have been infected with the bird flu virus
on Wednesday after testing at the national bird flu laboratory.
The MOA has sent expert teams to Hetian to control any possible outbreak.
An emergency mechanism has been launched and the local veterinary departments
have set up examination stations to disinfect people and vehicles into and out
of the affected area.
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