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The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or bird flu, outbreaks in China have three features, a press release by the Ministry of Agriculture issued at a press conference on bird flu situations said on Thursday (Feb 5th).
Firstly, they occurred in spots that widely scatter. Secondly, the situations were more serious in southern China, while outbreaks were reported largely in central, eastern and southern China. Thirdly, the virulence of the virus was relatively stronger, according to the press release.
Besides causing disease and death in large number of chickens, the sub-type H5N1 strain that affected Chinese mainland can also cause disease and death in other poultry such as ducks and geese. In bird flu cases found so far in China, 16 cases are with chickens, 5 with ducks, and 2 with geese.
By February 4, there have been altogether 23 bird flu cases in China, including 18 suspected cases, and 5 confirmed ones since the first confirmed case was announced on January 27.
Editor: Wing
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