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Article: HK finds H5N1-positive wild bird carcass, but no bird flu reported
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- January 19, 2006
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HK finds H5N1-positive wild bird carcass, but no bird flu reported
HONG KONG, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- A dead wild bird in Hong Kong has
been confirmed of positive to the virus of H5N1, announced the local
authorities on Thursday, but they dismissed the fear that there is an
outbreak of avian influenza in the city.
"In Hong Kong, it's the first time we have found the virus on the
species," said an official from the Agriculture, Fisheries and
Conservation Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region (HKSAR).
However, "there's no cause of alarm," said the official, for
patrol conducted in a five kilometer-radius circle had found no avian
influenza on poultry farms.
Neither did ...