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**sharon sanders** · November 11, 2011, 10:46 AM

Re: Japan - A positive from dead tundra swan in Shimane prefecture

To all editors. Please do not change the title of Makoto's threads.

This swan has only tested as "A" at this point.

Thanks to all.

**Giuseppe** · November 13, 2011, 04:35 AM

Re: Japan - A positive from dead tundra swan in Shimane prefecture

[Source: Ubenippo, full text: (LINK). Automatic translation from Japanese to English. Edited.]

November 12, 2011
Emergency meeting after discovery of a bird flu infected tundra swan

　 The season went into full-fledged birds, 11 Ube City, avian flu Liaison Committee (Economic and Industrial Director Tadashi Suetsugu declared President) opened in the city hall. Normalization of highly pathogenic avian influenza, bird feeding guidelines on country situations and showed Tokiwa Park in May returned to normal after the crisis-management level, such as maintenance manuals for the support of the city, check the relevant departments present information efforts to share.

It has also been confirmed from the tundra swan tested positive for influenza virus have died in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, the day before, and discussed strengthening the sense of caution. Large-scale poultry farmers in the city has been a regular inspection, no abnormality was reported.

Intrusion of wild birds such as quarantine and disinfection precautions, check the measures to prevent manure has been teaching.

The virulent type of virus detected from the black swan and tufted duck died in February, the park class Hitachi 338 swans wings disposition is based on the guidelines in response to feeding birds, such as shown in the new zoo Ministry support the creation of man in a hurry.

According to the guidelines, in the event that highly pathogenic around the facility will stop knife breeding principles. Infected birds is suspected that these simple tests performed veterinarians infected bird disposal. Birds were kept in the same location but observation and quarantine, if the problem you are trying to also be considered taking into account the circumstances surrounding disposal.

Today, birds are in the park, including 76 protected bird feathers. The birds take measures to prevent their intrusion.

Pelican feather is 30, because the wings can fly eight of the 21 wings in Pelican Island, and captured to be treated sequentially as flightless. The amusement park pond in the wings 09. Pelican Island is prepared to clear the net in order to prevent contact with wild birds.

In addition, the ministry has traditionally subdivided species infection risk, as individuals associated with the Ube mandarin ducks, cranes added. Surveys of the number of dead birds were tightened by more than one level up to the event where normal domestic.

During the meeting, the feathers White Pelican 5, revealed that the transfer Nihondaira Zoo in Shizuoka City. And risk diversification, there is a breeding loan proposal from last year (for replacement breeding animals) are based on. 9 days to arrive to the local land transport, flying the nation's largest mega-dome (gauge) was transferred to. The monkeys come Ube.

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**Giuseppe** · November 13, 2011, 04:53 AM

Re: Japan - A positive from dead tundra swan in Shimane prefecture

[Source: ProMedMail.org, full text: (LINK). Edited.]

Published Date: 2011-11-12 14:01:05
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (69): Japan (SM), wild bird susp., RFI
Archive Number: 20111112.3353

AVIAN INFLUENZA (69): JAPAN (SHIMANE), WILD BIRD SUSPECTED, RFI
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Date: Fri 11 Nov 2011
Source: The Mainichi Daily News [edited]

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20111111p2g00m0dm018000c.html

1st bird flu case in season confirmed in Shimane Pref.
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Avian influenza infection has been confirmed in a dead tundra swan collected in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, the 1st such confirmation inthe country this season, the Shimane prefectural government saidThursday [10 Nov 2011].

The local government is examining whether the virus is a highlyvirulent type.

Results of the examination are expected in a week.

The infection was confirmed in a genetic test conducted at the National Institute for Environmental Studies on the carcass found last Monday [7 Nov 2011] in the Mihonoseki district of the western city,located on the Sea of Japan, according to the local government.

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[H5N1 epizootic was reported from Japan last year (2010), affecting wildlife and domestic poultry. According to Japan's reports to the OIE, the disease started in domestic fowl on 27 Nov 2011, spreading and caused 25 outbreaks until declared resolved on 21 Mar 2011. A map showing all outbreaks is available on-line at http://web.oie.int/wahis/public.php?page=event_summary&reportid=9999.

The epizootic in wild birds reportedly started on 16 Dec 2010, when awild mute swan (_Cygnus olor_) was found infected in Toyama prefecture. The National Institute of Animal Health discovered that the infection was caused by the same virus strain which had been detected in faeces of migratory wild ducks in Hokkaido in October 2010, and in commercial layers in Shimane prefecture in November 2010.

A total of 46 outbreaks were reported, the extensive and widely spread wildlife epizootic declared as resolved on 25 Mar 2011. A map showing all outbreaks is available on-line at http://web.oie.int/wahis/public.php?page=event_summary&reportid=10072.

Notably, a rather similar event was reported from South Korea, where an epizootic of HPAI H5N1, affecting both wild and domestic birds,started on 29 Nov 2011 and was declared as resolved in May 2011. A map showing all outbreaks in domestic and wild birds is available on-line at http://web.oie.int/wahis/public.php?page=event_summary&reportid=10029.

It was suggested that wild birds could have played a noteworthy role in both countries and may have been the link between them, a subject which deserves further study -- including the data which may be collected during the current season. Final results of the laboratory tests regarding the currently suspected tundra swan are anticipated with interest. The location of Matsue can be seen at http://healthmap.org/r/1qDF. - Mod.AS]</PROMED@PROMEDMAIL.ORG>
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Avian influenza (29): Japan (CH) poultry 20110316.0838
Avian influenza (18): Japan (MZ, ME) poultry 20110221.0566
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Avian influenza (08): Japan (MZ), H5N1, poultry, wild birds
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**makoto** · November 15, 2011, 07:54 PM

Re: Japan - A positive from dead tundra swan in Shimane prefecture

Tottori University' interim report

virus isolation: subtype H5N2
characteristic of low pathogenic virus

the result of confirmation test will be announced after 10 days

moe http://translate.google.co.jp/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=fr&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww3.pref.shimane .jp%2Fhoudou%2Ffiles%2FCEB18E79-A7C3-4037-B01D-C49DBE03976F.pdf
shimane pref http://www.excite-webtl.jp/world/eng...p=JAEN&wb_dis=
yomiuri online http://www.excite-webtl.jp/world/eng...p=JAEN&wb_dis=
sankei news http://www.excite-webtl.jp/world/eng...p=JAEN&wb_dis=

**makoto** · November 27, 2011, 11:41 PM

Re: Japan - A positive from dead tundra swan in Shimane prefecture

25 Nov., Shimane prefecture announces

the confirmation test was subtype H5N2
Shimane prefecture lifted bird surveillance focussed zone

(ex)bird surveillance zone
from shimane pref

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