Akita inspects chicken farms over deadly avian flu virus

Akita inspects chicken farms over deadly avian flu virus

AKITA, Japan - Health officials inspect a chicken farm near Lake Towada in Akita on April 30 after the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza was detected in dead swans found in the lakeside town Kosaka on April 21.

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