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Bird flu detected in Hong Kong market (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
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. The slaughter may be extended to all live poultry in the territory if the virus is detected in any other locations, Secretary for Food and Health York Chow said. "Since we have detected the virus in the market, we will cull all the ...