Two More Cases of Bird Flu in Hong Kong
HONG KONG - The veterinary authorities have informed the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about two new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
20 April 2009
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The Hong Kong veterinary authority sent Follow up Report No. 1 to the OIE dated 16 April 2009.
The report covers two new cases of HPAI at the island of Ping Chau. The first was a wild bird, found dead in mid-February, which was subsequently found to be infected with the H5N1 virus. The other case refers to two dead chickens found on 3 March.
The presence of the H5N1 sub-type of the virus has been confirmed.
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