Japan culls 42,000 chickens after second bird flu outbreak
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 29, 2014 - Japan on Monday ordered the slaughter of some 42,000 chickens as officials announced the country's second bird flu outbreak in less than a month. DNA tests confirmed the H5 strain of the virus at a farm in the southwestern prefecture of Miyazaki after its owner reported Sunday that several chickens had died suddenly, the local government said. Officials began the slaughter on Monday and ... more

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