NEW BIRD FLU OUTBREAK IN CHINA AS HONG KONG DECLARES ITS OUTBREAK OVER
October 1st, 2012
BY LEAH GERMAIN
THE CHINESE government is fighting a fresh major outbreak of avian influenza virus H5N1 in southern China, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). It says the outbreak was first reported on September 11 at a duck farm in the city of Zhanjiang, in Guangdong province.
According to OIE, 73,800 birds were susceptible to the outbreak with 14,050 confirmed cases resulting in the death of 6,300 birds. The remaining birds were culled to curb the spread of the disease, with action coordinated by the China Animal Disease Control ...
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