China reports new bird flu cases

时间：2006-10-05 07:06:44

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A national laboratory test confirmed on Tuesday that the dead birds had the H5N1 strain of bird flue virus in the Henan New Village in the regional capital of Yinchuan. (File Photo)
 
Oct. 5 - A new outbreak of bird flu has killed about 1,000 domestic poultry1 in a village in the country's northwestern Ningxia Hui Autonomous2 Region, the Ministry3 of Agriculture said in Beijing Wednesday.

 

A national laboratory test confirmed on Tuesday that the dead birds had the H5N1 strain of bird flue virus in the Henan New Village in the regional capital of Yinchuan.

 

After the outbreak, 72,930 domestic poultry were slaughtered4 to prevent the spread of the virus, according to the ministry's information office.

 

Currently the outbreak has been effectively controlled, according to the Ministry.

 

This is the second case of bird flue outbreak for the week, following another found in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on September 27, which killed 985 chickens.

 

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1 poultry GPQxh     
n.家禽，禽肉
参考例句：
  • There is not much poultry in the shops. 商店里禽肉不太多。
  • What do you feed the poultry on? 你们用什么饲料喂养家禽?
2 autonomous DPyyv     
adj.自治的；独立的
参考例句：
  • They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
  • This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。
3 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
4 slaughtered 59ed88f0d23c16f58790fb11c4a5055d     
v.屠杀，杀戮，屠宰( slaughter的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • The invading army slaughtered a lot of people. 侵略军杀了许多人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Hundreds of innocent civilians were cruelly slaughtered. 数百名无辜平民遭残杀。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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