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Hong Kong nature reserve samples test positive for ‘highly pathogenic’ bird flu virus

Two environmental samples taken from Hong Kong’s Mai Po nature reserve have tested positive for the “highly pathogenic” H5 avian flu virus, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) revealed on Friday. A department spokesman said that a research team from the University of Hong Kong’s School of Public Health had confirmed the positive tests on samples collected on Wednesday as…

Hong Kong nature reserve samples test positive for ‘highly pathogenic’ bird flu virus

We haven't written up this one. South China Morning Post - Hong Kong has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

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