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China working to contain bird flu, foot-and-mouth disease Fri May 27, 1:22 PM ET BEIJING (AFP) - China was battling two separate disease outbreaks after more than 1,000 migratory birds died from bird flu and thousands of cattle were culled following a foot-and-mouth outbreak. The number of birds found dead from the H5N1 strain of avian flu is far higher than previously acknowledged. "Up to May 26 a total of over 1,000 birds have been found dead, including bar-headed geese, great black-headed gulls and cormorants," Jia Youling, director of the Ministry of Agriculture's veterinary bureau, said Friday at a press...

Time is GMT + 8 hours Posted: 27 May 2005 1626 hrs More than 1,000 migratory birds dead from bird flu in China Birds over Xian BEIJING : More than 1,000 migratory birds have been found dead from the H5N1 strain of avian flu in China, far higher than previously acknowledged, Chinese officials said. "Up to May 26 a total of over 1,000 birds have been found dead," Jia Youling, director of the Ministry of Agriculture's veterinary bureau, said at a press conference. China had previously admitted only 178 birds died from an outbreak of bird flu at a nature...