30/11/2010 Updated: 09:07
React Japanese authorities announced their decision to slaughter some 23,000 chickens from a farm in western countries where cases of bird flu have been detected .
Five chickens found dead Monday in the firm fell victim to the H5 virus, a variant of bird flu, officials said Shimane Prefecture after tests on these birds.
The authorities have decided as a precaution to kill all the livestock and to prohibit the movement of poultry within a radius of 10 km.
Five chickens found dead Monday in the firm fell victim to the H5 virus, a variant of bird flu, officials said Shimane Prefecture after tests on these birds.
The authorities have decided as a precaution to kill all the livestock and to prohibit the movement of poultry within a radius of 10 km.
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