SW China's Sichuan Province reports H5N6 bird flu case中国西南部四川省报告H5N6禽流感病例An H5N6 bird flu case has been confirmed in Xichong County in southwest China's Sichuan Province, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Sunday.

中国农业农村部周日表示，中国西南部四川省西充县已确诊一例H5N6禽流感病例。

A total of 1,840 poultry out of 2,497 were found infected with H5N6 and died on a farm in Xichong County, according to a ministry statement.

卫生部的一份声明称，2497只家禽中，共有1840只被发现感染了H5N6病毒，并死于西充县的一个农场。

Local authorities have sealed off and sterilized the infected area, where a total of 2,261 poultry have been culled and safely disposed of, according to the ministry.

卫生部称，当地政府已对疫区进行了隔离和消毒，共扑杀了2261只家禽，并已安全处理。

Earlier, five cases of bird flu were confirmed in central China's Hunan Province and northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

早些时候，中国中部的湖南省和西北部的新疆维吾尔自治区确诊了5例禽流感病例。

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