Crow tests positive for bird flu
(10-20 15:11)
A house crow found dead in Hong Kong has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, an agricultural official said.
The crow was found dead in the refuse area of a park in the Sham Shui Po district on October 15 and tests showed it was carrying the virus, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department spokesman said.
Hong Kong was the location of the world's first outbreak of bird flu in humans, which hit the city in 1997, leaving six people dead.
Migratory birds have been blamed for the global spread of the disease, which has killed more than 240 people and ravaged poultry flocks worldwide since 2003.
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