Home>News Center>China
       
 

China reports new bird flu outbreak in Shanxi
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-02-08 09:27

China reported a fresh outbreak of bird flu on Wednesday on a chicken farm in the northern province of Shanxi, and the Agriculture Ministry said it had been brought under control.

By Friday, 15,000 chickens in Yijing township, part of the coal-mining city of Yangquan, had died, the ministry said in a report on its Web site. They were confirmed to have the H5N1 strain on Tuesday.

Teams from the Agriculture Ministry had been sent to Yijing, where more than 187,000 chickens were culled, and the outbreak was brought under control, it said.

Scientists fear H5N1, which has killed at least 88 people around the world since it re-emerged in late 2003, could mutate into a form that passes easily from person to person, sparking a pandemic.

With more poultry than anywhere else in the world, China is seen as a key battleground in fighting the disease.

It had more than 30 poultry outbreaks last year and has had at least 10 human cases, and Chinese officials have admitted that its vast size and lack of trained personnel at the local level mean there could be more cases going undetected.

Seven of its 10 human cases have died, but a six-year-old boy who fell ill with bird flu in the central province of Hunan was gaining weight and would soon be released from hospital, the Beijing Youth Daily reported on Wednesday.

But Hong Kong, which is also struggling to prevent the spread of the disease, put a 20-month-old boy into isolation on Tuesday and ordered influenza tests after he was admitted with a fever and a cough.

A health department official said she expected test results later on Wednesday to ascertain whether the baby has bird flu.

Hong Kong announced a new suspected case of bird flu on Tuesday, after preliminary tests on a dead chicken turned up positive. It urged anyone who felt sick after coming into contact with chickens in the area to seek immediate medical advice.

On Tuesday, Hong Kong passed emergency legislation banning backyard poultry farming to try to tighten controls and curb the spread of the disease.



Spring Festival charter flight ends
Registration for examination
Festival of Lantern coming
  Today's Top News     Top China News
 

11 polluting plants told to clean up their act

 

   
 

Beijing: Chen Shui-bian is a troublemaker

 

   
 

Beijing rejects Pentagon's 'threat' report

 

   
 

Diplomacy 'best way to solve Iran nuke issue'

 

   
 

Cartoon protests rage in muslim world

 

   
 

Regular cross-Straits flights urged

 

   
  Giving old holiday traditions an update
   
  Festival fires rise but death toll decreases
   
  Expats shake up indie music scene
   
  Cultural traditions immortalized on inventory
   
  Chen Shui-bian under fire over remarks
   
  Six officials nabbed in drug scandal
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
Manufacturers, Exporters, Wholesalers - Global trade starts here.
Advertisement
         
主站蜘蛛池模板: 亚洲卡一卡2卡三卡4麻豆| 又黄又爽免费视频| 18亚洲男同志videos网站| 天天躁日日躁aaaaxxxx| 中文字幕乱码人妻无码久久| 日韩中文字幕在线不卡| 亚洲专区中文字幕| 欧美日本韩国一区二区| 国产美女免费观看| xxxxx免费视频| 成人观看网站a| 久久亚洲精品无码| 旧里番洗濯屋1一2集无删减| 亚洲人成77777在线播放网站 | 天啪天天久久天天综合啪| 中文在线天堂网| 无码任你躁久久久久久| 久久久久琪琪去精品色无码| 日韩国产成人资源精品视频| 伊人免费视频二| 精品欧美一区二区三区久久久| 国产va免费精品高清在线| 青青青青久久久久国产的| 性欧美18-19sex性高清播放 | 国产国产精品人在线视| 久久波多野结衣| 国产精品久久久久久久伊一| 337p粉嫩胞高清视频在线| 国产青青草视频| 91成人精品视频| 国产麻传媒精品国产AV| 99久久国产综合精品麻豆| 日本理论午夜中文字幕| 久久综合久久久久88| 最近在线中文字幕影院网| 亚洲va乱码一区二区三区| 欧美videos娇小| 亚洲av无码专区在线观看成人| 欧美任你躁免费精品一区| 亚洲国产成人久久一区www| 男女一边做一边爽免费视频|