Hong Kong suspends chicken trade

Hong Kong suspends chicken trade

HONG KONG, China - Photo shows empty cages at a poultry shop in Hong Kong on Jan. 28, 2014. The imports of live chickens from mainland China and the trading of live chickens were suspended after a batch of chickens from China's Guangdong Province tested positive for the H7 avian flu virus.

H7 bird flu strain detected in Aichi

H7 bird flu strain detected in Aichi

TOYOHASHI, Japan - An official of the Aichi prefectural government inspects a quail farm in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 27, where the H7 bird flu virus has been detected. The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry and the local government said this is the first reported detection of the strain in Japan since 1925. However, they added that the virus ''may be of attenuated virulence,'' as the infected quails have not died, suggesting the infection is unlikely to spread further.

H7 bird flu strain detected in Aichi

H7 bird flu strain detected in Aichi

TOYOHASHI, Japan - Officials of the Aichi prefectural government inspect a quail farm in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 27, where the H7 bird flu virus has been detected. The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry and the local government said this is the first reported detection of the strain in Japan since 1925. However, they added that the virus ''may be of attenuated virulence,'' as the infected quails have not died, suggesting the infection is unlikely to spread further.

H7 bird flu strain detected in Aichi

H7 bird flu strain detected in Aichi

TOYOHASHI, Japan - An official of the Aichi prefectural government inspects a quail farm in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 27, where the H7 bird flu virus has been detected. The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry and the local government said this is the first reported detection of the strain in Japan since 1925. However, they added that the virus ''may be of attenuated virulence,'' as the infected quails have not died, suggesting the infection is unlikely to spread further. (Kyodo)

H7 bird flu strain detected in Aichi

H7 bird flu strain detected in Aichi

TOYOHASHI, Japan - Officials of the Aichi prefectural government inspect a quail farm in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 27, where the H7 bird flu virus has been detected. The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry and the local government said this is the first reported detection of the strain in Japan since 1925. However, they added that the virus ''may be of attenuated virulence,'' as the infected quails have not died, suggesting the infection is unlikely to spread further. (Kyodo)