China to Identify Bird Flu Source Within a Week

World | February 16, 2004, Monday // 00:00
China to Identify Bird Flu Source Within a Week Chinese laboratory technicians test blood from chickens for bird flu. Scientists are close to identifying the source of bird flu in China, state media reported Monday, as warnings were stepped up about the dangers posed by migratory birds. Photo by AFP

Scientists are close to identifying the source of bird flu in China, state media reported, as warnings were stepped up about the dangers posed by migratory birds as the weather starts to get warmer. Lei Fumin, a bird researcher at the Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Science, was cited by the China Daily as saying the source of the outbreak could be found "maybe within one week." Lei and his institute are conducting a research project, approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology, into the origins of the H5N1 outbreak that has hit 14 of China's 31 provinces and provincial-level municipalities.

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