February 5, 2004

Bird Flu Detected In China's Yunnan Province

China confirmed an outbreak of bird flu in another southern province and announced two more suspected cases on Wednesday.

A case in Yunnan province was confirmed by the Ministry of Agriculture, while another was under investigation, state television reported on its evening newscast.

The other suspected case was found in the northwestern province of Gansu, China Central Television said.

It did not say what kind of birds were infected or give any other details.

So far, no human cases have been reported in China, where 12 of 31 regions are investigating outbreaks of avian influenza. In Asia, the death toll in humans has exceeded a dozen.