Guangdong urged to check for bird flu on Pearl River

Carcasses with H5 found on Lantau may be from mainland

Mary Ann Benitez, Ng Yuk-hang and Ng Kang-chung Feb 02, 2009

Guangdong will be asked to check if there has been a recent undetected bird flu outbreak along the Pearl River after strong indications that the carcasses of three birds with H5 bird flu found on Lantau Island may have drifted ashore from the mainland....

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Environmental hygiene workers clean the area around Sha Lo Wan football pitch after finding two dead ducks in the village. Photo: SCMP

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