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Bird flu detected in Hong Kong market (AP via Yahoo!


Bird flu detected in Hong Kong market (AP via Yahoo! News)
Hong Kong health workers slaughtered 2,700 poultry in a market Saturday after chickens were found to be carrying the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus, officials said.

Bird flu detected in Hong Kong market (WSYR 9 Syracuse)
Hong Kong health workers have slaughtered 2,700 poultry in a market after chickens were found to be carrying the dangerous strain of bird flu virus.

Chicken sales plummet in Hong Kong after bird flu is detected (EARTHtimes.org)
Hong Kong - Chicken sales in Hong Kong plummeted Sunday after the discovery of the H5N1 bird flu virus at a poultry market in the former British colony. Four thousand chickens remained unsold at the city's wholesale market and traders quoted by gover...

Hong Kong bans mainland poultry after bird flu outbreak (TODAYonline)
Staff wearing protective clothing cull chickens in a Sham Shui Po market after the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus was found in samples collected from the market's poultry stalls in Hong Kong. Hong Kong on Saturday announced an immediate ban on live poultry imports from mainland China.

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