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China confirms bird flu outbreak

BEIJING: China’s Ministry of Agriculture on Monday confirmed an outbreak of bird flu at a farm in a Tibet Autonomous Region village. The testing of 268 dead chickens at a farm at Zhuba village of Qamdo County in recent days revealed that the H5N1 bird flu killed them, the National Bird Flu Reference Laboratory said.

On Friday, Tibet’s major animal disease prevention and control headquarter office reported the epidemic to the Ministry. Along with the local government, the Ministry immediately started emergency plans. The disease has been brought under control, the ministry said.

The latest outbreak was the sixth among poultry this year. On Thursday, the Ministry lifted a bird flu quarantine in the southern city of Guangzhou after no new cases were reported for 21 days. — Xinhua

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