Hong Kong extends bird flu tests to dogs, cats
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02/01/1998
Hong Kong has extended "bird flu" tests to rats, dogs and cats in a bid to curb the spread of the deadly disease following the slaughter of millions of chickens, officials said on Friday. The animal tests were ordered after the authorities exterminated more than 1.4 million chickens in the past three days in a drastic measure to prevent the spread of the disease, health department sources said.