BEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) -- An outbreak of bird flu in China's southern Guangdong Province is under control, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Tuesday.

    The testing of dead ducks at Yashan Village in recent days detected the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, the ministry said in a brief statement, without giving any dates for when the outbreak began.

    A total of 3,873 ducks died and another 17,127 ducks were culled, it said.

    Emergency measures have been taken and the epidemic has been brought under control, the ministry said.