China reports new outbreak of bird flu
Last Updated Fri, 05 May 2006 18:59:18 EDT
CBC News
China says there has been an outbreak of bird flu among wild birds in a remote area of Qinghai province.
The Agriculture Ministry says the outbreak was confirmed by the national bird flu laboratory, with the number of dead wild birds now at more than 120.
An outbreak of the H5N1 strain of the virus in Qinghai Lake in May 2005 killed thousands of birds.
China has reported at least 18 human bird flu infections, 12 of which have been fatal.
The reaction that occurred brought as much as four-tenths of an inch of rain, the heaviest rainfall this year, helping to "alleviate drought, add soil moisture and remove dust from the air for better air quality," Xinhua said.
Though unusual in many parts of the world, China has been tinkering with artificial rainmaking for decades, using it frequently in the drought-plagued north.
Last month, another artificial rainfall was generated to clear Beijing after the city suffered some of the fiercest dust storms this decade.
CBC News
China says there has been an outbreak of bird flu among wild birds in a remote area of Qinghai province.
The Agriculture Ministry says the outbreak was confirmed by the national bird flu laboratory, with the number of dead wild birds now at more than 120.
An outbreak of the H5N1 strain of the virus in Qinghai Lake in May 2005 killed thousands of birds.
China has reported at least 18 human bird flu infections, 12 of which have been fatal.
The reaction that occurred brought as much as four-tenths of an inch of rain, the heaviest rainfall this year, helping to "alleviate drought, add soil moisture and remove dust from the air for better air quality," Xinhua said.
Though unusual in many parts of the world, China has been tinkering with artificial rainmaking for decades, using it frequently in the drought-plagued north.
Last month, another artificial rainfall was generated to clear Beijing after the city suffered some of the fiercest dust storms this decade.
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