Was detected in the markets Hong Kong bird flu

In the markets of Hong Kong discovered the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The government ordered the viral testing birds in 2700, reports Reuters. Officials said that the ban on imports of poultry from China to Hong Kong is not imposed for 21 days, will be delivered to the bird market at this time and from local farms. These officials are taking steps to positively identify the source of H5N1 infection. Furthermore, the authorities added in Hong Kong, found that among the not a single case of infection with the H5N1 virus in the city Shui, which is found in the markets of the infected bird. This is not the first infected bird H5N1 virus, discovered in the area in 2007, experts say. According to experts, the H5N1 virus has 214 people in several Asian countries in the period killed since 2003. While most people who are infected with the bird flu had direct or indirect contact with poultry, experts still pay attention at all times ensure that the virus will mutate and spread from person to person. Can take in the event of change of the bird flu virus, millions of lives around the world.