{
  "id": 19811250,
  "title": "Hong Kong nature reserve samples test positive for ‘highly pathogenic’ bird flu virus",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/hong-kong-nature-reserve-samples-test-positive-for-highly-pathogenic",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-13T13:21:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3374391/hong-kong-nature-reserve-samples-test-positive-highly-pathogenic-bird-flu-virus"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}