Tuesday, April 16, 2013

China poultry sector losses exceed $1.6 billion on bird flu scare

China poultry sector losses exceed $1.6 billion on bird flu scare

An employee sprays to sterilize a poultry farm in Hemen townshipBy Dominique Patton BEIJING (Reuters) - China's poultry sector has recorded losses of more than 10 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) since reports emerged of a new strain of bird flu two weeks ago, an official at the country's National Poultry Industry Association told Reuters on Tuesday. Authorities have slaughtered thousands of birds and closed live poultry markets in Shanghai and Beijing in an attempt to reduce the rate of human infection and allay growing fears about the H7N9 virus. However new cases are being reported daily. ...



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