From The China Blog:
Avian influenza has returned to Hong Kong, but hardly anyone here seems panicked. In late 2005 and early 2006, when the disease killed 13 people on the mainland and more than a dozen infected birds were found in Hong Kong, people followed the news with dread. Now it barely inspires a murmur. I think I’ve heard just one concerned comment so far.
The latest threat emerged in the form of the unfortunately named scaly-breasted munia. One of the small brown birds was found dead in the crowded shopping and residential district of Causeway Bay on New Year’s Eve. A week later, when it was confirmed that the bird was killed by the dangerous H5N1 strain, the news was greeted with a shrug….[Full Text]
(Photo: “A Chicken Market in Shanghai” by Zhao Jun via Chinaeforum)
