21.12.2013

An outbreak of H5N2 avian influenza in poultry has been reported in north China's Hebei Province.
The disease has killed 4,000 chickens raised by a farm in Baoding City.
The National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory on Saturday confirmed the avian influenza strain involved in the outbreak was H5N2.
A total of 125,700 chickens have been culled to prevent the disease from spreading.