Press Release

February 27, 2009
  • Nature & Parks

Announcement of the Results of the Testing of Wild Birds for the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Virus in January, 2009

The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) has announced that it has tested all the samples of duck feces which were taken at 26 municipalities in 24 prefectures in January, 2009. The testing, conducted at the National Institute for Environmental Studies, etc., found that all samples tested negative for the HPAI virus.

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