Chicken carcass found in Tai O tests positive for H5N1 virus

Hong Kong (HKSAR) - A spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said today (January 28) that a chicken carcass found in Tai O was confirmed to be H5N1 positive after laboratory testing.

The chicken carcass was found and collected near Yeung Hau Temple, Tai O on January 25.It was highly decomposed when found and required a series of tests before H5N1 avian influenza was confirmed today.

The spokesman said there were no poultry farms within three kilometres of where the dead bird was found.AFCD staff have conducted inspections and found no evidence of any backyard poultry being kept there. The AFCD would continue to monitor the situation and conduct inspections of the area...