6TH PREFECTURE IN JAPAN DETECTED WITH BIRD FLU; CULLING OF CHICKEN BEGINS

Highlights –

• 6th prefecture in Japan detected with bird flu; culling of chicken begins.
• H5 strain in chicken has been found, making Hiroshima experience an avian flu outbreak.
• A farm in Mihara in Hiroshima prefecture on Sunday reported the local govt. about the issue.
• There are about 40 chicken farms in the city with around 760,000 chickens in total.

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