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Taiwan Finds H5N1 Virus in Birds Smuggled from China

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Dozens of pet birds smuggled from southern China into Taiwan tested positive for the deadly H5N1 avian flu virus and were destroyed, The smuggler bought the 38 birds in the Chinese city of Guangzhou and was caught at the Taoyuan international airport in northern Taiwan when he returned via Macau earlier this month. The birds later tested positive for the H5N1 virus and were killed
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