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China reports new case of H5N6 bird flu poultry farm: Ministry

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The ministry said 1,840 birds had died in the farm of 2,497.

Published: Mon 10 Feb 2020, 5:00 AM

Updated: Mon 10 Feb 2020, 8:46 AM

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 China's agriculture ministry said the highly pathogenic H5N6 strain of avian flu had been found in a poultry farm in southwestern Sichuan province.
This is the first H5N6 avian flu detected from a poultry farm after four cases found in swans this year.

The ministry said on Sunday night 1,840 birds had died in the farm of 2,497. The rest have been culled.



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