Jambi (ANTARA News) - Hundreds of chickens have died of bird flu (Avian Indluenza) at Teluk Kuali village, Tebo Ulu sub district, Tebo District, Jambi Province, a local official said here on Thursday.

The death of the chickens was reported last Tuesday (Jan. 26), according to Muhsin, head of the Tebo district animal husbandry and fishery office.

"According to the results of laboratory tests, the dead chickens had been infected with the H5N1 virus that causes Avian Influenza," he said.(*)

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