Beijing, China - Peoples Republic of
CHICKEN IS LEFT IN ITS CAGE AT A MARKET IN BEIJING.
A chicken is left in its cage at an outdoor market in Beijing on February 2, 2004. Chicken vendors in China's capital said business had declined an estimated 70 percent since the outbreak of bird flu on the mainland. Ten out of 33 provinces and regions in China have confirmed or suspected outbreaks of the avian influenze that has spread to 10 Asian countries and killed at least 10 people in Vietnam and Thailand. REUTERS/Guang Niu GN/BM