China reports H5N6 bird flu case on poultry farm in Guizhou province

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has reported a case of H5N6 avian bird flu on a poultry farm in southwestern Guizhou province, the nation's agriculture ministry said on Saturday.

Local authorities culled 32,352 birds at the farm following the outbreak, according to a statement published on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

(Reporting by Hallie Gu and Josephine Mason; Editing by Mark Potter)