China reports new bird flu outbreak in Yunnan province
CHINA (Reuters) - China reported a new H5N6 bird flu outbreak in the southwestern province of Yunnan, the agriculture ministry said on Friday (22 February).
22 February 2019
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By: The new case, found on a poultry farm with 2,861 birds in Lijiang city in Yunnan, infected and killed 463 of the animals, China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said in a statement published on its website.
Local authorities have culled 55,917 birds following the outbreak, according to the statement.
Reporting by Hallie Gu and Ryan Woo; Editing by Tom Hogue
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Ryan worked in conservation from 2008 to 2017, during which time he operated a rainbow trout hatchery and helped to maintain public and protected green spaces in Canada for the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. As editor of The Poultry Site, he now writes about challenges and opportunities in agriculture across the globe.
