HK: Crested goshawk and Oriental magpie robin test positive for H5 virus

[Shiloh]

Source: http://7thspace.com/headlines/40670..._magpie_robin_test_positive_for_h5_virus.html

Published on: 2012-02-28
Crested goshawk and Oriental magpie robin test positive for H5 virus


Hong Kong (HKSAR) - Preliminary testing of the carcasses of a crested goshawk and an Oriental magpie robin found in Mong Kok and Cheung Chau have returned a positive result for the H5 avian influenza virus, a spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said today (February 28), adding that further confirmatory tests are being conducted.

The crested goshawk was found and collected at Diocesan Boys' School, 131 Argyle Street, Mong Kok on February 24. The crested goshawk is an uncommon resident bird in Hong Kong.

The Oriental magpie robin was found and collected at the rooftop, 3/F, 76 Hing Lung Back Street, Cheung Chau on February 25.

The Oriental magpie robin is a common resident bird in Hong Kong...

 

[tetano]

Re: HK: Crested goshawk and Oriental magpie robin test positive for H5 virus

A dead oriental magpie robin, which was found in Cheung Chau, has tested positive for the H5 bird flu virus in preliminary checks, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said yesterday.

This is the second bird of the species found with the H5 virus on the island within two days this month.

In the latest incident, the robin, which is common to Hong Kong, was found and collected at Hok Loo Lane. The department is now conducting further confirmatory tests to check if the virus is the deadly H5N1.

A dead oriental magpie robin was found on the rooftop of a building on Hing Lung Back Street in Cheung Chau on Saturday.



Testing also revealed H5 and confirmatory test results are pending.

"It is not a huge surprise that the two birds of the same species were found dead in Cheung Chau within two days, especially in winter," said Billy Hau Chi-hang, University of Hong Kong assistant professor in biodiversity and conservation.

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[Shiloh]

Re: HK: Crested goshawk and Oriental magpie robin test positive for H5 virus

Source: http://7thspace.com/headlines/40716...gpie_robins_test_positive_for_h5n1_virus.html

Crested goshawk and two Oriental magpie robins test positive for H5N1 virus
Published on: 2012-03-05

Hong Kong (HKSAR) - A spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said today (March 5) that the carcasses of a crested goshawk and two Oriental magpie robins found in Mong Kok and Cheung Chau last week were confirmed to be H5N1-positive after a series of laboratory tests.

The crested goshawk was collected at Diocesan Boys' School, 131 Argyle Street, Mong Kok on February 24.

The two Oriental magpie robins were found in Cheung Chau, with one collected from the rooftop at 3/F, 76 Hing Lung Back Street on February 25, and the other found at 80 Hok Loo Lane on February 27...