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Bird flu in wild birds spreads to 13 prefectures
Bird flu infections in wild birds have spread to 13 prefectures from northern to southern Japan this winter.
The Environment Ministry says the infections continued to spread since the highly toxic H5N1 strain was found in wild duck droppings in Hokkaido in October of last year.
A wild falcon in Tochigi Prefecture, which was confirmed on Monday to have the virus, marked the first infection in the Kanto region near Tokyo.....
falcon in Tochigi Prefecture
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 15:11 +0900 (JST)
nhk world http://www.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_32.html
Bird flu infections in wild birds have spread to 13 prefectures from northern to southern Japan this winter.
The Environment Ministry says the infections continued to spread since the highly toxic H5N1 strain was found in wild duck droppings in Hokkaido in October of last year.
A wild falcon in Tochigi Prefecture, which was confirmed on Monday to have the virus, marked the first infection in the Kanto region near Tokyo.....
falcon in Tochigi Prefecture
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 15:11 +0900 (JST)
nhk world http://www.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_32.html
