China has reported an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu in Hunan province. Photo: SCMP

China reports outbreak of deadly bird flu among chickens in Hunan province, close to coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan

Bird flu outbreak in Hunan province, which lies on the southern border of Hubei province, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak
Bird flu is much deadlier than either Sars or the coronavirus, but as of yet no human cases have been reported in this outbreak

Topic | H5N1 bird flu virus

Cissy Zhou

Published: 2:29am, 2 Feb, 2020

Updated: 12:48am, 15 Feb, 2020

China has reported an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu in Hunan province. Photo: SCMP

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Cissy Zhou

Cissy joined the SCMP in 2019. Prior to that, she has been a producer at BBC News and investigative reporter at CaiXin Media. She is interested in China's politics and economy.