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China confirms bird flu outbreak in Lhasa
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-04-19 20:35 BEIJING -- China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) confirmed Sunday a new outbreak of bird flu in Lhasa, southwestern Tibet Autonomous Region.
Emergency measures have been taken and the epidemic has been brought under control, the MOA said in a brief notice, and 1,679 fowl were culled after the outbreak. According to the local health department, no abnormalities were found among people in contact with the poultry, the ministry said. |