A worker with the local animal quarantine authorities burns chicken in Chengdu, Southwest China’s Sichuan Province January 31, 2004. More than 20,000 chickens from bird flu hit Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region were found at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. All the 20,000 chicken were destroyed to prevent the spread of the virus. [newsphoto]

Medical workers check chicken flown to Sichuan from the bird flu hit region of Guangxi, early Saturday morning, January 31, 2004. [newsphoto]

Chinese workers pack chicken drumsticks at a factory in Beijing January 29, 2004. China has halted the export of poultry and related products from bird flu-affected areas, including Guangxi autonomous region, Hunan and Hubei provinces, after placing 23 people who had contact with bird flu-affected ducks in Guangxi under medical observation. [Reuters]

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