BEIJING, Feb. 10 (Chinese media) -- China's Ministry of Agriculture announced
Tuesday that dead fowl found in the northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous
Region were confirmed as H5N1 positive in tests by the national laboratory.
The ministry said 519 fowl died of bird flu in Hetian, a southern
prefecture famous for quality jade.
The ministry and the regional government had taken emergency measures to
deal with the epidemic, killing altogether 13,218 fowl.
The epidemic had been brought under control, said the ministry.
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