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More of a reminder than earth shattering news; Japan has discovered another dead swan infected with the H5N1 virus.
This is not unexpected, as we've seen in other places, where there's one infected will bird, you can expect to find others.
This report from Reuters.
Japan finds new case of bird flu in swan
17:48 AEST Sat May 10 2008
Japan has detected bird flu of the virulent H5N1 strain in another swan, in the third case in the country this year.
The H5N1 strain of bird flu was found in another swan in the northern-most main island of Hokkaido, the prefectural government of Hokkaido said on its website.
The case was confirmed from a dead swan found five days ago near Lake Saroma in eastern Hokkaido. On the same day, local authorities had said the same strain of bird flu was found in another swan found dead on April 24 in another area of the island.
The latest case is the third in Japan this year. In late April, several swans were found with the H5N1 strain on the shores of Lake Towada, close to the northern tip of the main island of Honshu.
The livestock hygiene service centre will issue an order for chicken farms within a 30km radius to disinfect poultry houses, Kyodo news agency said.
No human deaths from the disease have been reported in Japan.
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