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China reports H5N6 bird flu outbreak in Jiangsu province

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's agriculture ministry said on Friday it had confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N6 avian flu in Yangzhou city in eastern Jiangsu province.

The case occurred on a farm with 11,810 birds. It did not specify if they were chickens or other types of poultry.

The authorities culled more than 31,000 poultry in the area following the case.

(Reporting by Dominique Patton; Editing by Michael Perry)

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