Article: Poultry products re-enter markets upon end of isolation in Tibetancity

Poultry products re-enter markets upon end of isolation in Tibetan city

Lhasa, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Today bustling trade can be seen again in the poultry product market in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, as the end of isolation was declared in this bird flu-hit area.

China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) announced on Tuesday morning the end of isolation in the last two bird flu-hit areas, calling an end to the 49-day campaign over the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza.

Another area which came out of isolation Tuesday was Nanning, capital city of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in south China.

China has stamped out all 49 bird flu outbreaks since the ...

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