ThePoultrySite.com (press release) Mar 11, 2004
Poultry News: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in China - Brought to you by ThePoultrySite. Thursday, March 11, 2004. (Google News India -- Health)
China confirms new bird flu outbreaks Feb 7, 2004
The Xinhua news agency reports China's Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed H5N1 bird flu cases in Ezhou City of Hubei province, Pingyu county of Henan province in central China, and Qingyunpu district of Nanchang City in south-western Jiangxi province. The Ministry has also received reports of new suspected bird flu cases in Xishan district of Kunming City in Yunnan province and Xigu district of Lanzhou City in remote western Gansu province. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Health )
Guangdong bird flu case confirmed, several new suspected cases reported Feb 4, 2004
The suspected bird flu case in Chao'an was reported on Jan. 31,along with another in Ezhou City, in Hubei, following three confirmed cases and three suspected one's on the Chinese mainland. The Chao'an government immediately enforced sweeping fowl slaughter and quarantine measures and submitted related samples to the Harbin-based National Bird Flu Reference Laboratory. (Xinhuanet, China -- China)
Jiang's Report at 16th Party Congress Feb 2, 2004
On Saturday Ezhou of Hubei Province and Chao'an County of Province also reported the virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) said China's window of opportunity to stop the spread of the disease is narrowing, though there have been no human cases. (People's Daily Online, China -- China)
Enter Feb 1, 2004
On Saturday Ezhou of Hubei Province and Chao'an County of Guangdong Province also reported the virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) said China's window of opportunity to stop the spread of the disease is narrowing, though there have been no human cases. (Xinhuanet, China -- China)
China reports two new suspected bird flu cases Jan 31, 2004
The ministry received reports Saturday, saying two suspected bird flu cases have occurred in Ezhou City of Hubei and Chao'an County of Guangdong, following three confirmed cases and three suspected outbreaks on the Chinese mainland. The local governments forced sweeping slaughter and quarantine measures immediately and sent in related samples to the Harbin-based National Bird Flu Reference Laboratory. (Xinhuanet, China)
