More bird flu in China as cost estimates soar

China has reported two new outbreaks of bird flu among chickens in its north-eastern province of Liaoning, bringing the total number of reported outbreaks in the past month to six.

The outbreaks of the virulent H5N1 virus in Liaoning’s Jinzhou city and Fuxin city began on Sunday and were confirmed yesterday, according to a report by the Ministry of Agriculture.