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Information of H5N1-infected birds found in Hong Kong this year had been uploaded onto the website of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (www.afcd.gov.hk/news/news_e.htm), a spokesman for the department said today (March 7).
Details available include the infected species, submission date for laboratory tests, and location found together with a distribution map.
A set of safety guidelines for handling and disposing of dead wild birds is also available on the website. Relevant health advice on avian influenza is available on CHP¡¦s website at www.info.gov.hk.
The webpages will be updated regularly once new information is available, the spokesman added.
The public is advised to call the department through the Government hotline 1823 if a dead bird is found.
Ends/Tuesday, March 7, 2006
Issued at HKT 19:31
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