China reports new bird flu outbreak in northwestern Xinjiang
23/7/2006 10:44
A new bird flu outbreak has been identified in northwestern Xinjiang Uygur
Autonomous Region, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
The outbreak
occurred on July 14 in a community in Xinjiang's Aksu city, and the H5N1 virus
was found in the samples of the dead poultry by the national bird flu
laboratory, said the ministry.
The H5N1 strain of avian flu had killed 3,045
chickens, and another 356,976 head had been culled in an an emergency
response.
The local agricultural department has quarantined the infected
area. and the outbreak is now under control, the ministry said.
Xinhua
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