A previously suspected outbreak of the H5N1 strain of bird flu
in southwest China has been confirmed by the National Avian
Influenza Reference Laboratory, the Ministry of Agriculture said
Tuesday.
The outbreak is in Songming County of Yunnan Province.
The local government has taken measures to cull poultry in the
affected areas and impose prompt quarantine restrictions, said the
ministry.
No new suspected cases were reported Tuesday, the ministry
said.
(Xinhua News Agency February 24, 2004)