China reports H5N1 bird flu outbreak in Hunan province
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02 February, 2020, 10:45 am
Last modified: 02 February, 2020, 11:03 am
The case occurred on a farm with 7,850 chickens, 4,500 of which have died of the bird flu
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.
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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