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From the Wikipedia
Hong Kong Authorities continue to find dead H5N1 infected birds in their 1104 sq km territory, the latest being a large-billed crow found on Lantau Island at the mouth of the Pearl River.
Over the past two weeks, more than 20 dead birds have been found - including chickens, ducks, and a gray heron - and of those, 12 have now tested positive for the virus.
Since the only significant landmass near Hong Kong is mainland China, HK officials are concerned that this indicates a larger problem in neighboring Guangdong Province.
Chinese authorities, meanwhile, continue to insist that they've seen no signs of a bird flu outbreak on the mainland.
This from the Straits Times.
Feb 10, 2009
HONG KONG - HONG Kong authorities said on Tuesday that a dead Large-billed Crow found in the territory had tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain.
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said the latest case has taken to 12 the total number of birds found to have the virus, which can be fatal to humans, since January 29.
In a statement released on Tuesday night, the department said that the highly decomposed carcass of the Large-billed Crow was found on the predominantly rural Lantau Island on February 5.
It said the 'test result available today indicated that the dead bird was confirmed to be H5N1 positive.' The other 11 infected birds included chicken, ducks, and a Grey Heron, data on the department's website showed.
