Vaccinated ducks in China died of Bird Flu

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More than 9,000 ducks that died in a suspected outbreak of bird flu in southern China had been vaccinated against the disease.

China's agriculture ministry says the ducks had died in a village outside the southern city of Guangzhou between September 5th and 13th.

Samples are being tested for the H5N1 bird flu virus and a further 30,000 ducks had been culled by officials since the outbreak.

A director of the Guangdong Animal Epidemic Prevention Centre says the ducks had been vaccinated against the virus.

He added a first vaccination was only 65 percent effective and the birds needed a second to make it 90 percent effective. 

Bird flu has so far infected at least 25 people in China, including 16 who later died.

China conducted a huge campaign last year to contain the disease, slaughtering tens of thousands of poultry and stepping up public education efforts. 

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	Vaccinated ducks in China died of bird flu China More than 9,000 ducks that died in a suspected outbreak of bird flu in southern China had been vaccinated against the disease. China's agriculture ministry says the ducks had died in a village outside the southern city of Guangzhou between September 5th and 13th. Samples are being tested for the H5N1 bird flu virus and a further 30,000 ducks had been culled by officials since the outbreak. A director of the Guangdong Animal Epidemic Prevention Centre says the ducks had been vaccinated against the virus. He added a first vaccination was only 65 percent effective and the birds needed a second to make it 90 percent effective. Bird flu has so far infected at least 25 people in China, including 16 who later died. China conducted a huge campaign last year to contain the disease, slaughtering tens of thousands of poultry and stepping up public education efforts.