AVIAN INFLUENZA (33): UK (ENGLAND) H5 SUSPECTED, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
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Date: Wed 19 May 2010
Source: Japan MAFF (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)
[in Japanese, trans. & summ., edited]
[Japan:] ban on poultry imports from Nottinghamshire, UK
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The British Embassy in Japan informed MAFF, on the evening of 18 May
2010, about a suspected seropositive test result (H5 subtype) in a
duck farm in Nottinghamshire, England. Japan announced discontinuing
imports of domestic fowl from Nottinghamshire, UK. "We are looking
for additional information on the case."
[Confirmation from the UK or otherwise is anticipated. - Mod.AS]
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Date: Wed 19 May 2010
Source: Japan MAFF (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)
[in Japanese, trans. & summ., edited]
[Japan:] ban on poultry imports from Nottinghamshire, UK
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The British Embassy in Japan informed MAFF, on the evening of 18 May
2010, about a suspected seropositive test result (H5 subtype) in a
duck farm in Nottinghamshire, England. Japan announced discontinuing
imports of domestic fowl from Nottinghamshire, UK. "We are looking
for additional information on the case."
[Confirmation from the UK or otherwise is anticipated. - Mod.AS]
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