Japan Killing 410,000 Chickens Over Bird Flu Fears

Posted on Jan 25, 2011

Japanese authorities aren’t waiting for test results, although it will take days to cull the animals. A strain of flu was identified at a poultry farm, prompting a series of safety precautions.

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