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  • Abandoned chicken carcasses test positive for bird flu in northern Taiwan

    Source: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3626077


    Abandoned chicken carcasses test positive for bird flu in northern Taiwan
    100 dead birds dumped on the side of a highway near Xinfeng Township, Hsinchu County investigating to find the origin of the livestock
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    By Duncan DeAeth,Taiwan News, Staff Writer
    2019/01/26 19:56

    TAIPEI (Taiwan News) ? The Hsinchu County Animal Disease Control Center is currently conducting an investigation to determine the source of several abandoned bags filled with nearly 100 dead chickens, which were discovered on a roadside earlier this week on Jan. 22 in Xinfeng Township (新豐鄉).

    After being alerted to the dumped livestock, the center immediately sent samples to the National Institute for Animal Health where a test for bird flu was conducted. The results have shown that the dead birds tested positive for the A(H5) strain of the bird flu virus, reports CNA...

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