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Taiwan culls 6,000 more geese to curb bird flu outbreak
AFP, Published on 13/01/2015
» TAIPEI - Taiwan on Tuesday slaughtered nearly 6,000 geese after 14 more farms were confirmed to have been infected in the latest outbreak of avian influenza that has led to the culling of more than 140,000 birds.
Thousands more poultry culled as bird flu fears grow in Taiwan
AFP, Published on 12/01/2015
» Taiwan on Sunday ordered the slaughter of 16,000 geese and ducks to try to curb a bird flu outbreak that has already led to the culling of 120,000 chickens.
Hong Kong culls 19,000 birds amid avian flu alert
AFP, Published on 31/12/2014
» Hong Kong culled thousands of chickens Wednesday after the potentially deadly H7N9 bird flu virus was discovered in poultry imported from China, days after a woman was admitted to hospital with the disease.
Hong Kong to cull 15,000 chickens after H7N9 virus found
AFP, Published on 31/12/2014
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong authorities said Wednesday they will cull 15,000 chickens after the deadly H7N9 virus was discovered in poultry imported from mainland China.
Japan orders slaughter of 37,000 chickens in bird flu outbreak
AFP, Published on 30/12/2014
» TOKYO - Japan on Tuesday ordered the slaughter of some 37,000 chickens after the country's third bird flu outbreak in less than a month, prompting Hong Kong to ban imports from the latest affected region.
Hong Kong raises bird flu alert level as woman critical
AFP, Published on 28/12/2014
» Hong Kong hospitals raised alert levels Sunday as a woman diagnosed with the deadly H7N9 avian flu virus was in a critical condition.
Dutch check farms after bird flu
AFP, Published on 17/11/2014
» THE HAGUE - Dutch officials were on Monday checking poultry farms for a highly infectious strain of bird flu following an outbreak in a central village of the virus which could infect humans.
Asia documentary makers ride wave of 'civil awareness'
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» HONG KONG - A wave of "civil awareness" across Taiwan, Hong Kong and China is inspiring more documentary makers to unearth stories that otherwise would not be told, according to an award-winning Taiwanese director.
Two-year-old Cambodian girl dies of bird flu
AFP, Published on 17/03/2014
» A two-year-old Cambodian girl has died from bird flu, becoming the country's fourth confirmed fatality -- all children -- from the deadly virus this year, health authorities said Monday.
Macau culls 7,500 chicken over bird flu scare
AFP, Published on 13/03/2014
» Macau culled 7,500 chicken after discovering the H7-type avian influenza in live poultry for the first time in the city, authorities said Thursday, adding the birds had been imported from mainland China.