Hong Kong reported Thursday that officials have found a dead oriental magpie robin that tested positive for the deadly H5N1 virus.

Dr. Thomas Sit, acting director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation, announced the finding in a brief news release that provided no further information about the bird.

Sit was to brief the media later Thursday, the statement said.

The last such case of H5N1 in Hong Kong was reported about a year ago. It involved a dead grey heron found near Hong Kong´s border with mainland China.