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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (10): China (XJ) wild bird, HPAI H5N6

Avian Influenza H5N6 -- ChinaChina's agriculture ministry said on [Thu 16 Jan 2020] it had found a new case of highly pathogenic H5N6 avian flu in a flock of about 150 wild swans in the western Xinjiang region.One had died and another was sick, it said in a statement on its website.The ministry reported a case of the same strain of bird flu in swans in the region last week [week of 6 Jan 2020].--Communicated by:ProMED-mail[A highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N6 was detected in wild Read more [...]