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Second bird flu outbreak among wild geese reported in China
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<table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="179"> <tbody><tr><td valign="top"> A flock of geese roam freely by a lake at a park in the suburbs of Beijing in October 2005. China reported a bird flu outbreak among wild migratory geese in the northwest province of Qinghai, the second such case in the area in less than a week.
</td> <td width="5"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="18"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> China reported a bird flu outbreak among wild migratory geese in the northwest province of Qinghai, the second such case in the area in less than a week.
Seventeen bar-headed geese were found dead in a remote area of the province's Yushu county on April 23, with the cause of the deaths confirmed as bird flu on Wednesday, the agriculture ministry said on its website.
A total of 123 birds had now died of the virus there, although the location is in an uninhabited area where there are no domestic birds, the ministry statement said.
It said Qinghai agricultural authorities had taken disinfection and quarantine measures in the area.
The agriculture ministry reported another bird flu outbreak in Qinghai -- in nearby Gangcha county -- on Monday, although there was only one dead goose found on that occasion.
Qinghai is along one of Asia's main bird migratory routes and a series of avian flu outbreaks were recorded there in May last year.
China has reported 18 human cases of bird flu, 12 of which were fatal.
More than 110 people worldwide have died from the bird flu since it re-emerged as a threat in 2003 -- with most of the victims in Asia.
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</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Scientists fear a global pandemic if the virus mutates and becomes easily transmissible between humans.</td></tr></tbody> </table>
</td> <td width="5"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="18"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> China reported a bird flu outbreak among wild migratory geese in the northwest province of Qinghai, the second such case in the area in less than a week.
Seventeen bar-headed geese were found dead in a remote area of the province's Yushu county on April 23, with the cause of the deaths confirmed as bird flu on Wednesday, the agriculture ministry said on its website.
A total of 123 birds had now died of the virus there, although the location is in an uninhabited area where there are no domestic birds, the ministry statement said.
It said Qinghai agricultural authorities had taken disinfection and quarantine measures in the area.
The agriculture ministry reported another bird flu outbreak in Qinghai -- in nearby Gangcha county -- on Monday, although there was only one dead goose found on that occasion.
Qinghai is along one of Asia's main bird migratory routes and a series of avian flu outbreaks were recorded there in May last year.
China has reported 18 human cases of bird flu, 12 of which were fatal.
More than 110 people worldwide have died from the bird flu since it re-emerged as a threat in 2003 -- with most of the victims in Asia.
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</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Scientists fear a global pandemic if the virus mutates and becomes easily transmissible between humans.</td></tr></tbody> </table>
