(2)Oita gov't starts inspections of poultry farms for bird flu

(2)Oita gov't starts inspections of poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - Two schoolchildren have their shoes disinfected as they come out of the blockaded section of a road in the village of Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 18. The Oita prefectural government began checking poultry farms near a household in the village where an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed the previous day. (Kyodo)

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