China has reported more than 30 outbreaks of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in both poultry and wild birds in a dozen provinces in the past year, along with 12 human cases in recent months, eight of whom have died.
"There is still the possibility of bird flu epidemics across a large area (of the country) this spring," Agriculture Minister Du Qinglin was quoted by the China Youth Daily as telling a conference.
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