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Archive Home > 2011 > January > 03 > Rare birds in Japan found to have avian flu

Rare birds in Japan found to have avian flu


January 3, 2011

TOKYO — An increased number of birds are infected with avian flu in Japan this winter and experts are at a loss about how to deal with the problem.

Five hooded cranes have been found to have been infected with bird flu on the Izumi Plain in Kagoshima Prefecture. The crane is a species designated....

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