The first dead chickens in Hong Kong confirmed H5N1 infection
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Last Update: 2002-02-09
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Lead: according to the laboratory results of the University of Hong Kong, the first samples of dead chickens in Hong Kong were infected with H5N1 virus, which belongs to the same category as the avian influenza virus that killed six people in 1997 Guan Yi, an assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Hong Kong, said it was uncertain whether the H5N1 virus would cause harm to humans The center needs to conduct pathological tests for dead chickens to determine whether they died of avian influenza It is estimated that it will take three days for the test results to be available At present, Hong Kong authorities have closed 24 chicken farms Guan Yi said that since no one is infected with the bird flu virus, the authorities can eliminate the virus at the chicken farm level without killing all chickens in the city There are several kinds of H5N1 virus The one that affects and kills people is h5n1-97 According to the current situation, experts estimate that the current epidemic of avian influenza virus is not like h5n1-97 (author:) share to feed Weibo share to:
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