Bird flu-hit Japan prefecture begins to bury culled ducks

Bird flu-hit Japan prefecture begins to bury culled ducks

The prefectural government of Aomori, Japan begins work in the city of Aomori on Nov. 30, 2016, to bury about 18,000 culled ducks in holes. A highly pathogenic H5 strain of bird flu virus was detected at a local farm earlier in the week. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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