Originally published February 26 2006
Hong Kong reports two birds infected with H5N1
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Thomas Tsang of the Hong Kong Health Department spoke to the media about two cases of avian influenza found in Hong Kong, in a chicken and myna bird.
A dead bird and a chicken in Hong Kong tested positive for bird flu, health authorities said Wednesday.
The dead bird, a crested myna, was found in an urban area and had the H5N1 bird flu virus, according to preliminary tests conducted Wednesday, said Thomas Sit of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.
The chicken, which was bought by a villager from a relative in mainland China on Jan. 26, showed clinical signs of bird flu on Jan. 30 and tested positive for the virus, Sit said.
Three people who might have come into contact with the chicken were being held in hospital isolation wards, said Thomas Tsang of the Health Department.
The three were being tested for bird flu but showed no obvious symptoms, Tsang said.
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