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China reports H5N8 avian flu in wild birds in Tibet

Reuters
19 May 2021 20:38:27 | Update: 19 May 2021 20:38:27
China reports H5N8 avian flu in wild birds in Tibet
This photo taken on March 28, 2021 shows the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon in Nyingchi city, in China's western Tibet Autonomous Region. -AFP Photo

China's agriculture ministry on Wednesday said it had confirmed an outbreak of H5N8 avian influenza in a flock of wild birds at a wetlands park in the city of Nagqu in Tibet.

The outbreak infected and killed 268 of the birds, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said in a statement.

 

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