A sample of chicken was tested positive with avian influenza early on Tuesday in a Hong Kong shop, according to South China Morning Post. The chicken was imported to Hong Kong from mainland China where one of the worst avian influenza outbreaks has been a problem since 2013.
Hong Kong officials, including a spokesperson for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, assure the public that there is very little risk of contracting the virus from chilled meat if the chicken is cooked and handled properly.
The virus from the sample was not the same strain that has been infecting people. . .
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