Oita declares end to bird flu

OITA, Japan - Oita Gov. Katsusada Hirose declares an end to the outbreak of bird flu in the prefecture at news conference at his office on March 10. He said the his government will completely lift its ban on shipping eggs and chickens, 23 days after the infectious disease hit the prefecture.

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