China has discovered H5N1 bird flu virus in poultry in the northwestern
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) has said.
The National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory on Thursday discovered the
H5N1 bird flu virus from the samples collected at the Xuanhe town of Zhongwei
city in Ningxia, the MOA said on Friday evening.
Upon the case was identified, the MOA immediately sent expert teams to
Zhongwei 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.
