Bird flu outbreak in Guangdong (The Star Online) THE Ministry of Agriculture on Monday confirmed a bird flu outbreak in southern China’s Guangzhou, which began with the mass deaths of ducks on Sept 5. [News Source]

China Reserved on Bird Flu Outbreak Details (Washington Post) BEIJING, Sept. 18 -- China scrambled to respond Tuesday to an outbreak of bird flu among ducks in the southern city of Guangzhou. But as officials sought to reassure the public, there were signs that China was reluctant to release details about a possible health threat. [News Source]

Tainted Chinese food in Malaysia. Malaysia placed 14 Chinese exporters on a watch-list after their food shipments were found to be tainted with high levels of preservatives, pesticides and heavy metals this year, a senior official said. [News Source]

China says poultry markets won’t spread bird flu. China moved to reassure consumers concerned by an outbreak of bird flu, saying it had already banned live poultry markets in major cities and in areas where avian flu has been detected to control the disease. [News Source]

China confirms bird flu outbreak. China's agricultural ministry has confirmed an outbreak of bird flu among ducks in the south of the country, Hong Kong's health secretary announced on Monday. [News Source]

China Says Poultry Markets Won’t Spread Bird Flu (Update3) (Bloomberg.com) Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) -- China moved to reassure consumers concerned by an outbreak of bird flu, saying it had already banned live poultry markets in major cities and in areas where avian flu has been detected to control the disease. [News Source]

China confirms bird flu outbreak in Guangzhou (ANI via Yahoo! India News) New Delhi, Sept. 18 (ANI): The Ministry of Agriculture in China has confirmed a bird flu outbreak in South China's Guangzhou, which began with the mass deaths of ducks on September 5. The National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory, according to the ministry, confirmed the outbreak as a sub-type of H5N1 bird flu. It said 36,130 ducks had been culled as of September 17, after farmers in ... [News Source]

China Says Poultry Markets Won’t Spread Bird Flu (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) -- China has already banned live poultry markets in major cities and in areas where avian flu has been detected to control the disease, an official said in a move to assure the public concerned about an outbreak this month. [News Source]

China confirms bird flu outbreak in Guangzhou (The Times of India) BEIJING: China has confirmed its latest outbreak of H5N1 bird flu among ducks in China's southern city of Guangzhou, Ministry of Agriculture has said. [News Source]

China Closes Poultry Markets to Contain Bird Flu (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) -- China has closed live poultry markets in major cities and in parts of the country where avian flu has been detected to contain the spread of the disease, the director of industry and commerce said today. [News Source]

China confirms bird flu outbreak (TVNZ) China has confirmed an outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus among ducks in an outlying district of the southern city of Guangzhou. Officials said that 36,130 ducks had been culled following the outbreak in Guangzhou's Panyu District. [News Source]