Highly contagious bird flu strain detected at Niigata poultry farm

Highly contagious bird flu strain detected at Niigata poultry farm

Self-Defense Forces personnel gather on Nov. 29, 2016, in the village of Sekikawa in the Sea of Japan coastal prefecture of Niigata, after tests have confirmed the presence of a highly contagious avian flu strain at a poultry farm there. The local government began culling the approximately 310,000 chickens at the farm. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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