H7 bird flu case detected in Japan"e;s Aichi Prefecture 
submited by wanglh at Aug, 29, 2010 4:59 AM from XinhuaNet
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The H7 type of the bird flu virus has been detected in a quail firm in Toyohashi, central Japan, Friday, Feb. 27, 2009. The strain is unlikely to be highly virulent since the birds involved appear healthy, but further testing is underway. (Xinhua/AFP Photo) |
TOKYO, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The H7 bird flu has been detected at a quail farm in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, said the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry Friday.
It is the first time that bird flu has been detected in Japan since February 2007.
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Health officials in protective suits inspect a quail firm in Toyohashi, central Japan, Friday, Feb. 27, 2009. (Xinhua/AFP Photo) |
The ministry said that the virus "may be of attenuated virulence" as the infected birds are still alive.
The virus was detected during a regular inspection earlier this month in a total of seven quails at the farm, which raises around 300,000 of the birds.
The farm has been quarantined on Wednesday and the infection route has been under investigation.
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