Thursday, December 16, 2010

#H5N1 #Japan-Bird flu suspected in dead swans Tomiyama Takaoka Zoo

Toyama Prefecture, on May 17, two birds of a feather from a mute swan was found dead in zoo moat of the castle park Takaoka Takaoka Koziyou city, came out and announced that tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza in the rapid test.

If 強Mare suspicious after conducting a detailed examination the county samples Institute of Animal Health (Tsukuba, Japan) sent to determine whether the final infection.
Takaoka said, around 15:08 am on 16 minutes, one wing of the adult mute swan was fed moat, zoo officials discovered that a dead chick feathers. Simple test was at Seibu Livestock Hygiene Service, the negative adults, chicks were positive
. Currently, more tests are livestock hygiene service center in the eastern city of Toyama Prefecture.

10,11,13 this month have been found in dead birds is also a mute swan each day. Mute swan was found in 10 and 11 days, were tested for not eating animals, the chicks were dead in the rapid test was negative for 13 days.
December 17, 2010

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