China reports H5N1 bird flu outbreak in Hunan province

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Beijing - The case occurred on a farm with 7,850 chickens, 4,500 of which have died of the bird flu.

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Published: Sat 1 Feb 2020, 8:39 PM

Last updated: Sun 2 Feb 2020, 7:06 AM

China reported an outbreak of a highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 bird flu at a farm in Shaoyang city of the southern province of Hunan, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Saturday.
The case occurred on a farm with 7,850 chickens, 4,500 of which have died of the bird flu.
The authorities have culled 17,828 poultry following the outbreak.


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