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China: Another faecal dropping sample from Mai Po Nature Reserve tests positive for H5N6 virus in HongKong
submited by kickingbird at Dec, 9, 2016 8:34 AM from Press Release from HongKong S.A.R

    The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) was notified by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) that one more faecal dropping sample taken from Mai Po Nature Reserve (MPNR) tested positive for H5N6 avian influenza (AI) virus, a department spokesman said today (December 8).
 
     The sample was taken at a gei wai near the Tower Bird Hide on November 30. Three samples taken from the same location on November 25 were confirmed to be H5N6 positive on Monday (December 5).
 
     The spokesman said the World Wide Fund for Nature Hong Kong will continue to rigorously carry out cleansing and disinfection measures, while the AFCD is closely monitoring the situation of birds at MPNR and has put up notices to remind visitors to pay attention to personal hygiene.
 
     There are no poultry farms within 3 kilometres of MPNR. Since the beginning of winter, the AFCD has strengthened AI surveillance and closely monitors the situation of the local poultry farms and wholesale market. Poultry farmers, pet bird shop owners and licence holders of pet poultry and racing pigeons are reminded from time to time to ensure that proper precautions against avian influenza have been implemented.
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