Japan culling 210,000 birds amid spreading avian flu
Japan has begun slaughtering about 210,000 farm birds in northern Hokkaido to contain another outbreak of a highly contagious strain of avian flu, an official said Sunday.
Japan has begun slaughtering about 210,000 farm birds in northern Hokkaido to contain another outbreak of a highly contagious strain of avian flu, an official said Sunday.
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Environment
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Environment
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Veterinary medicine
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Ecology
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Plants & Animals
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Plants & Animals
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Ecology
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Veterinary medicine
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