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(3)Oita gov't starts inspections of poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - An Oita prefectural government health official disinfects a shed of a household in the town of Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 18. Thirteen bantams kept by the household were confirmed to have had the bird flu virus.

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(1)Oita gov't starts inspections of poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - Two Oita prefectural government health officials in protective wear check a poultry farm in the town of Kusu on Feb. 18 after an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed at a household in the adjoining town of Kokonoe the previous day.

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(2)Oita gov't starts inspections of poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - Two schoolchildren have their shoes disinfected as they come out of the blockaded section of a road in the village of Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 18. The Oita prefectural government began checking poultry farms near a household in the village where an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed the previous day.

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(3)Japan confirms fresh outbreak of bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - A police official takes a photo of a chicken coop in the compound of a private residence in Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 17 after dead bantams found there were confirmed to have been infected with bird flu.

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(2)Japan confirms fresh outbreak of bird flu

FUKUOKA, Japan - An Oita prefectural official walks past a chicken coop in the compound of a private residence in Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 17, where dead bantams infected with bird flu were raised.

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(2)Bird flu suspected in Oita Pref.

KOKONOE, Japan - A photo taken Feb. 17 shows a lumberyard in the town of Kokonoe in Oita Prefecture, where bantam roosters kept as pets have been found dead. Farm ministry officials said the dead roosters tested positive for a bird flu virus and that the National Institute of Animal Health is now conducting confirmation tests.

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2 GSDF helicopters crash in Oita, killing all 4 crew

OITA, Japan - Members of a Grand Self-Defense Force investigative team on March 8 examine the wreckage of a GSDF helicopter that crashed into Mt. Haneyama in the town of Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture on March 7 after colliding with another GSDF helicopter in midair during night training. All four crew members aboard the two choppers were killed.