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Article: Bird flu outbreak under control in northwest China, says official
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- January 8, 2008
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Bird flu outbreak under control in northwest China, says official
URUMQI, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- A bird flu outbreak in Turpan city in
northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has been brought
under control, the municipal government said Monday.
No human case has been reported, and the quarantined farmers that
had close contact with the sick chickens have shown no symptoms of
the disease.
The number of poultry culled in the city has surged to more than
35,000 as local authorities continue to carry out preventative
measures.
A suspected ...