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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (25): China (JX) HPAI H5N6, poultry
Avian Influenza H5N6 -- ChinaOne new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza was discovered in China last week.A farm in Jiangxi province was affected by the H5N6 strain of the virus.Over 19 500 birds were destroyed as a result of the outbreak, and a further 14 000 died.--Communicated by:ProMED-mail[The HPAI H5N6 virus has been detected in poultry in China, Laos, and Viet Nam since its initial emergence in 2014 as a reassortant of H5N1 and H6N6. There have been, in China, a total of 10 human Read more [...]
