Tens of thousands of chickens have been slaughtered due to bird flu infection in Guangzhou

More than 80 thousand chickens have been slaughtered in Zhuhai in south China's Canton province, because H7N9 bird flu sub-types were detected in some poultry – the Chinese media reported.

The site of the local Jinfeng Poultry Co. poultry company was disinfected with five tons of agents.

The H7N9 was emergence in March 2013. Since then China’s poultry industry had suffered significant losses. The closure of markets cost more than 40 billion yuans (6.42 billion USD) losses. (MTI)