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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (18): China (SA) swan, HPAI H5N8
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- ChinaSince mid-December [2016], dead swans have been observed in Ruicheng County [located in the Yuncheng prefecture of Shanxi province in China. See map at ].The accumulated number of recorded dead swans became, as of 21 Dec 2016, 20. On 30 Dec 2016, the National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory identified HPAI H5N8 virus in a dead swan, of which samples were received from Shanxi.At present, the veterinary department of Shanxi Province has been following the wild bird Read more [...]
