Press Release

January 09, 2009
  • Nature & Parks

Announcement of the Results of the Testing of Wild Birds for the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Virus in November, 2008

The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) has announced that it has tested all the samples of duck feces taken from 24 prefectures and 26 districts in November, 2008. The testing, conducted at the National Institute for Environmental Studies, etc., found all samples tested negative for the HPAI virus.

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