Reporting by Tom Daly; editing by Richard Pullin China has confirmed that African swine flu has been discovered in the Tibet Autonomous Region . While over 100 outbreaks of the disease have been reported in China since August 2008 , Tibet had managed to avoid the contagious disease . The outbreak was reported in two counties and one district of the city of Linzhi , near the Indian border with Tibet , and 55 people have been killed as a result .
China has confirmed that African swine flu has been discovered in the Tibet Autonomous Region . While over 100 outbreaks of the disease have been reported in China since August 2008 , Tibet had managed to avoid the contagious disease . The outbreak was reported in two counties and one district of the city of Linzhi , near the Indian border with Tibet , and 55 people have been killed as a result .