Prefectures in Japan with confirmed avian H5N1 infections
see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefectures_of_Japan
Media reports indicate that thirteen prefectures in Japan have recorded H5N1 outbreaks in avifauna recently. However, as reported in threads here at FT, there have been HPAI (H5N1) outbreaks in 18 prefectures since November 2010 (as of February 22, 2011). The list is presented below.
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="504"><col style="width: 137pt;" width="183"> <col style="width: 84pt;" width="112"> <col style="width: 157pt;" width="209"> <tbody><tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt; width: 137pt;" height="20" width="183">Prefecture</td> <td style="width: 84pt;" width="112">Japanese </td> <td style="width: 157pt;" width="209">H5N1 Infections, 2010-2011</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Aichi </td> <td>愛知県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Akita </td> <td>秋田県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Aomori </td> <td>青森県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Chiba </td> <td>千葉県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Ehime </td> <td>愛媛県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Fukui </td> <td>福井県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Fukuoka </td> <td>福岡県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Fukushima </td> <td>福島県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Gifu </td> <td>岐阜県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Gunma </td> <td>群馬県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Hiroshima </td> <td>広島県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Hokkaidō </td> <td>北海道 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Hyōgo </td> <td>兵庫県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Ibaraki </td> <td>茨城県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Ishikawa </td> <td>石川県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Iwate </td> <td>岩手県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Kagawa </td> <td>香川県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Kagoshima </td> <td>鹿児島県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Kanagawa </td> <td>神奈川県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Kōchi </td> <td>高知県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Kumamoto </td> <td>熊本県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Kyoto </td> <td>京都府 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Mie </td> <td>三重県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Miyagi </td> <td>宮城県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Miyazaki </td> <td>宮崎県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Nagano </td> <td>長野県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Nagasaki </td> <td>長崎県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Nara </td> <td>奈良県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Niigata </td> <td>新潟県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Ōita </td> <td>大分県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Okayama </td> <td>岡山県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Okinawa </td> <td>沖縄県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Osaka </td> <td>大阪府 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Saga </td> <td>佐賀県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Saitama </td> <td>埼玉県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Shiga </td> <td>滋賀県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Shimane </td> <td>島根県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Shizuoka </td> <td>静岡県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Tochigi </td> <td>栃木県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Tokushima </td> <td>徳島県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Tokyo </td> <td>東京都 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Tottori </td> <td>鳥取県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Toyama </td> <td>富山県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Wakayama </td> <td>和歌山県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Yamagata </td> <td>山形県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Yamaguchi </td> <td>山口県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Yamanashi </td> <td>山梨県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 subnational jurisdictions: one "metropolis" (都 to), Tokyo; one "circuit" (道 dō), Hokkaidō; two urban prefectures (府 fu), Osaka and Kyoto; and 43 other prefectures (県 ken). In Japanese, they are commonly referred to as todōfuken (都道府県<sup></sup>).
Media reports indicate that thirteen prefectures in Japan have recorded H5N1 outbreaks in avifauna recently. However, as reported in threads here at FT, there have been HPAI (H5N1) outbreaks in 18 prefectures since November 2010 (as of February 22, 2011). The list is presented below.
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="504"><col style="width: 137pt;" width="183"> <col style="width: 84pt;" width="112"> <col style="width: 157pt;" width="209"> <tbody><tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt; width: 137pt;" height="20" width="183">Prefecture</td> <td style="width: 84pt;" width="112">Japanese </td> <td style="width: 157pt;" width="209">H5N1 Infections, 2010-2011</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Aichi </td> <td>愛知県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Akita </td> <td>秋田県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Aomori </td> <td>青森県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Chiba </td> <td>千葉県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Ehime </td> <td>愛媛県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Fukui </td> <td>福井県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Fukuoka </td> <td>福岡県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Fukushima </td> <td>福島県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Gifu </td> <td>岐阜県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Gunma </td> <td>群馬県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Hiroshima </td> <td>広島県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Hokkaidō </td> <td>北海道 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Hyōgo </td> <td>兵庫県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Ibaraki </td> <td>茨城県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Ishikawa </td> <td>石川県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Iwate </td> <td>岩手県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Kagawa </td> <td>香川県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Kagoshima </td> <td>鹿児島県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Kanagawa </td> <td>神奈川県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Kōchi </td> <td>高知県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Kumamoto </td> <td>熊本県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Kyoto </td> <td>京都府 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Mie </td> <td>三重県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Miyagi </td> <td>宮城県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Miyazaki </td> <td>宮崎県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Nagano </td> <td>長野県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Nagasaki </td> <td>長崎県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Nara </td> <td>奈良県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Niigata </td> <td>新潟県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Ōita </td> <td>大分県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Okayama </td> <td>岡山県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Okinawa </td> <td>沖縄県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Osaka </td> <td>大阪府 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Saga </td> <td>佐賀県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Saitama </td> <td>埼玉県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Shiga </td> <td>滋賀県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Shimane </td> <td>島根県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Shizuoka </td> <td>静岡県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Tochigi </td> <td>栃木県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Tokushima </td> <td>徳島県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Tokyo </td> <td>東京都 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Tottori </td> <td>鳥取県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Toyama </td> <td>富山県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Wakayama </td> <td>和歌山県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Yamagata </td> <td>山形県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Yamaguchi </td> <td>山口県 </td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> Yamanashi </td> <td>山梨県 </td> <td>
</td> </tr> </tbody></table>