Migratory birds die of bird flu in China

More than 1,000 migratory birds have died of bird flu in western China, but no human cases of the disease have been found, the country’s chief veterinary official said today.

The dead birds were found in Qinghai province and included bar-headed geese and great black-headed gulls, Jia Youling, director of the Agriculture Ministry’s Veterinary Bureau, said at a news conference.