Via the Hong Kong government website: H5 virus suspected in barn swallow. Excerpt:
Preliminary tests on a barn swallow found in Yuen Long indicate suspected H5 avian influenza infection, the Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department says. More tests are being conducted on the carcass.
The dead bird was collected on March 26 at the Mai Po Section of Castle Peak Road. As a precautionary measure, the Mai Po Nature Reserve will temporarily close to visitors for 21 days from March 31.
There were five chicken farms within three kilometres of where the bird was found. Departmental staff inspected the farms and found no abnormal mortality or symptoms of avian flu among the chicken flocks. These farms will be put under enhanced surveillance.
