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Bird flu hits northwestern China's Turpan |
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Monday, 18 February 2008 06:22 |
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Bird flu infection took place in Turpan City in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Dec. 29 and resulted in 4,850 poultry deaths. The case was confirmed by a state laboratory on Jan. 3 to be a species of H5N1 virus. The Ministry of Agriculture and local governments had culled 29,383 fowls, sources said Friday.
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