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Avian flu closes Mongkok bird market
05-07-2012
The Mongkok Bird Market has been closed for three weeks, after tests confirmed that an Oriental magpie robin died there of H5N1 avian flu last month. Birds at the market have been culled and everyone working there placed under medical surveillance.
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In a seperate case, authorities also confirmed that a dead house crow found in Yau Yat Chuen last week was infected with H5N1. The government said local poultry farms and wholesale markets would be inspected frequently.
05-07-2012
The Mongkok Bird Market has been closed for three weeks, after tests confirmed that an Oriental magpie robin died there of H5N1 avian flu last month. Birds at the market have been culled and everyone working there placed under medical surveillance.
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In a seperate case, authorities also confirmed that a dead house crow found in Yau Yat Chuen last week was infected with H5N1. The government said local poultry farms and wholesale markets would be inspected frequently.
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