(1)Oita, Kumamoto checking poultry farms for bird flu

(1)Oita, Kumamoto checking poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - Oita prefectural government officials wearing protective suits destroy a chicken coop on the compound of a private residence in the town of Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 18, one day after dead bantams found there were confirmed infected with bird flu.

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