China has reported an outbreak of H5N1 avian flu in a poultry farm in the southern province of Hunan. Amid the 2019-nCoV global health emergency, people are worried about what the avian flu outbreak could potentially lead to.

<p>China has reported an <a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/china-reports-h5n1-bird-flu-outbreak-hunan-wuhan-coronavirus-12381796">outbreak of H5N1 avian flu</a> in a <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-02/china-culls-18-000-chickens-after-h5n1-bird-flu-cases-in-hunan">poultry farm in the southern province of Hunan</a>. Amid the <a href="https://themalaysianreserve.com/2020/02/04/moa-to-closely-monitor-chinas-h5n1-no-food-contamination-so-far/">2019-nCoV global health emergency</a>, people are worried about what the <a href="https://www.theborneopost.com/2020/02/03/h5n1-malaysia-does-not-import-live-animals-products-from-chinas-hunan-province-dvs/">avian flu outbreak</a> could potentially lead to.</p>

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