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Thursday, January 6, 2011

Japan : More cranes test positive for flu

Via The Japan Times :

" KAGOSHIMA : Two additional hooded cranes wintering in the Izumi plain in Kagoshima Prefecture have tested positive for avian influenza in a preliminary test, the Izumi Municipal Government said.

Five hooded cranes, which are considered a vulnerable species, have so far been confirmed as infected with a highly infectious strain of bird flu.

The city said Tuesday it has not seen evidence of massive deaths of wild birds."

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