Town of flu visited
(newsphoto)
Updated: 2004-02-13 10:31

A health worker disinfects a road leading to Dingdang Town in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Feb. 12, 2004. On Jan 23, 2004 the town reported the first case of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in the Chinese mainland. [newsphoto]

Health workers disinfect vehicles at a checkpoint outside Dingdang Town on Feb. 12, 2004. On Jan 23, 2004 the town reported the first case of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in the Chinese mainland. [newsphoto]

Journalists from Xinhua News Agency, Associated Press, Reuters, Kyodo News, the Straits Times and Phoenix TV, all in exposure suits, gear up before entering an irrigation center near the first bird flu site, Feb. 12, 2004. [newsphoto]

Huang Shengde, in his exposure suit, stands by his duck farm. The 32-year-old owner of the duck farm in Dingdang Town reported the first case of bird flu on Feb. 23, which was confirmed as the first case in the Chinese mainland. Huang said he lost all of his flock of 1,800 ducks and he was confined to the village since the outbreak. The ground near the farm is covered with heavy lime for disinfection. [newsphoto]