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H5N1 bird flu detected in another dead swan in Hokkaido

Saturday 10th May, 01:55 PM JST

SAPPORO —

The deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza has been detected in a dead swan found Monday beside Lake Saroma in eastern Hokkaido, the Hokkaido prefectural government said Saturday.

It is the third H5N1 case confirmed this year in Japan, following a dead swan found April 24 in the Notsuke Peninsula in eastern Hokkaido and in three out of four swans found dead or dying near Lake Towada in Akita Prefecture on April 21.

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4 Comments

  • some14some at 06:09 PM JST - 10th May

    Outbreak of H5N1 in Hokkaido is of a great concern but hope it will not have any effect on coming G-8 summit and it will not spread in other parts of the country.

  • Coligny at 08:05 PM JST - 10th May

    After following your other post... I think you are just a basic shell script designed to post on empty article to start discussion and improve commercial income throught google ads...

    Because for now... Their have been a brasillion more death because of tamiflu compare to H5N1 in japan... Maybe you should quit stirring the fearmongering and linking it to random other event to try to make it more dramatic/important.

    AND FOR GOD SAKE, 3 dead swans in a year is not an OUTBREAK (!!!!11!!!!!!ELEVENTYONEEEE) unless you use the encyclopedia dramatica for reference.

  • romulus3 at 09:17 PM JST - 10th May

    more people died of the flu while this report was being typed.

  • Sagecat at 01:31 AM JST - 11th May

    Bird Flu in Tohoku and Hokkaido... EVERYBODY PANIC!

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