Bird flu in Shimane

MATSUE, Japan - An Environment Ministry employee collects samples of wild bird droppings at the side of Nakaumi lake in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Dec. 3, 2010, near a poultry farm hit by avian flu. Genetic tests have found the infection was caused by a highly virulent strain of virus.

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