February 1, 2012
Hong Kong (PR) – Preliminary testing of a dead peregrine falcon in Tung Chung and a dead black-headed gull in Yuen Long have tested positive for the H5 avian influenza virus, a spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said today (February 1), adding that further confirmatory tests are being conducted.
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January 6, 2012
Hong Kong (PR) – A spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said today (January 6) that two dead black-headed gulls found in Tuen Mun and Lantau were confirmed to be H5N1 positive after a series of laboratory tests. The first gull was collected at EcoPark, 133 Lung Mun Road, Tuen Mun, on […]
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January 4, 2012
Hong Kong (PR) – Two dead Black-headed gulls found in Tuen Mun and Lantau have tested positive for the H5 avian influenza virus in preliminary testing, a spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said today (January 3), adding that further confirmatory tests are being conducted.
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December 23, 2011
Hong Kong (PR) – A spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said today (December 23) that the dead Oriental magpie robin found in Tin Shui Wai on December 17 was confirmed to be H5N1-positive after a series of laboratory tests. The bird’s carcass was found and collected at Ju Ching Chu Secondary […]
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March 8, 2010
CAIRO (IRIN) – Egypt is moving to curb the spread of avian influenza (H5N1) after a recent upsurge in infections, the Egyptian Health Ministry says.
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