Wednesday, 27 December 2017

PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (179): China (HK) HPAI H5, wild birds

Avian Influenza -- China
Two dead birds found at different locations in Hong Kong tested positive for the H5 avian flu virus on Friday [22 Dec 2017], the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said.
Further tests are being carried out to confirm the results, while both sites where the birds' bodies were discovered have been thoroughly disinfected, according to authorities.
One of the birds was a black-faced spoonbill, a migratory species common in the mudflats of the wetland park in Tin Shui

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