Disinfection work begins at Okayama farm hit by bird flu

Disinfection work begins at Okayama farm hit by bird flu

OKAYAMA, Japan - An official from the Okayama prefectural government wearing protective clothing disinfects a poultry farm in the city of Takahashi in the prefecture on Jan. 28 one day after the agriculture ministry said that the farm had probably been hit by bird flu.

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