In Qinghai new bird flu cases was confirmed
May 6th, 2006
Among the wild birds in an area of Northwest China was confirmed on Friday by the Ministry fo Agriculture new cases of bird flu. In the date of April 23 was found dead a number of seventeen bar-headed geese in Yushu on a wetland. With these one the number of dead birds risen to 125.
The virus that killed the bird is the same H5N1 that until now allready killed 12 peoples in the country.
The place where the outbreak happened is a high and cold area, located more than 800 kilometres away from Xining, the provincial capital, and Qinghai Lake, which is an important habitant of a vast number of migrant birds.
The good news is that the nearest human residential area Yushu County, is located at more than 60 kilometres away.
The province’s veterinary departments has sterilized the area and is keeping a close eye on any new cases, said the ministry.
Local authorities have demanded local herdsmen keep a distance from the dead birds to prevent the virus from contaminating human beings.
The outbreak is the second case found in the province in a month after a dead bar-headed goose in Gangcha County was found carrying the deadly virus last Saturday.