Posted on 04/18/2012 5:51:04 PM PDT by null and void
Chinese bicycle past a few chickens feeding on on a city farm in Beijing April 22, 2009. (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver)
BEIJING, April 18 (UPI) -- An outbreak of bird flu was reported in northwestern China, resulting in the slaughter of 95,000 chickens, the Ministry of Agriculture said Wednesday.
The epidemic H5N1 bird flu virus was discovered Friday at several farms in the village of Touying in Ningxia Hui autonomous region, Xinhua reported.
More than 23,000 chickens showed symptoms of bird flu on Friday, which was then confirmed by the National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory as H5N1 bird flu after samples from each farm were tested, a statement from the MOA said.
A total of 95,000 chickens were slaughtered after the H5N1 case was confirmed, the statement said.
"The epidemic is under control now," the statement said as the MOA dispatch a team the area to guide epidemic prevention.
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“The epidemic is under control now,” the statement said.
Whew - nothing to worry about! Glad that is all over with. /s
And with God knows how many direct flights to China now-a-days, what happens in China doesn’t stay in China.
thank goodness the head of the WHO will be on top of the Chinese -
oh. wait a minute, not sure “Dr Margaret Chan, from the People’s Republic of China” will hold the reds accountable.
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“The epidemic is under control now,”
This one statement by a bureaucrat should send chills down your spine!
Gus face was only a few centimeters from mine. There was sweat pouring down his forehead. Even in the dim light of one paraffin lantern, I could see that he was shaking and pale. He looked at the patient, then at the doorway, then at me, and suddenly he said, Dont worry, everythings going to be all right. </World War Z>
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