Saturday, January 22, 2011

Highly pathogenic avian influenza detected Hokkaidou

virulent from whooper
2011.1.23 10:46
Ministry of the Environment on April 22, from birds in the wild whooper swan found with a breakdown by Hamanaka, Hokkaido, highly pathogenic avian influenza virus virulent "H5N1 type" was detected and announced.

The ministry is the highest alert level to within 10 km radius from the location found "3" raised to strengthen supervision. Situational awareness for the infection of wild birds from around the 24th, will conduct research faeces.

This season has been confirmed in a series of virulent avian influenza virus from wild birds such as Hokkaido and Kagoshima, 7 in the first time. According to the ministry, we detected viral gene sequence is said Kon Yukari extremely virulent viruses ever identified.

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