Virulent bird flu virus confirmed at Okayama chicken farm

Virulent bird flu virus confirmed at Okayama chicken farm

OKAYAMA, Japan - Okayama Gov. Tadahiro Ishii (C) inspects the Hashimoto Nojo chicken farm in Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture on Jan. 29 after the government determined that chicken in the farm had been infected by highly virulent H5 strain of avian flu. Hashimoto Nojo is the third chicken farm in Japan hit by bird flu this year. The two others are located in Miyazaki Prefecture.

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