China confirms more bird flu cases
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-02-08 09:33

China's Ministry of Agriculture on Saturday reported that confirmed H5N1 deadly bird flu cases were found in Ezhou City of Hubei Province, Pingyu Country of Henan Province, and Qingyunpu District of Nanchang City in Jiangxi Province.

The announcement was made after the ministry received a report from the National Bird Flu Reference Laboratory the same day.

The ministry also on Saturday received reports of new suspectedbird flu cases in Xishan District of Kunming City in Yunnan Province and Xigu District of Lanzhou City in Gansu Province.

Local governments of these areas immediately took quarantine measures and submitted samples to the National Bird Flu Reference Laboratory. The epidemic has been brought under control in these areas and no human infections have been found so far, according tothe ministry.