TAIPEI - A SENIOR Taiwanese official says a mild form of bird flu has been found in chickens that died at a poultry farm in southern Taiwan.
Taiwan's Council of Agriculture Chairman Chen Wu-hsiung says the chickens tested positive for the H5N2 virus, a less virulent strain that is not known to be harmful to humans.
Saturday's statement by Mr Chen follows the agency's announcement three days ago that it was running tests on chickens that died in the southern county of Kaohsiung in October to see whether they carried bird flu. -- AP
