18.04.2014

The avian influenza found in chickens in Kumamoto Prefecture has been identified as the HPAI, H5N8 strain.
This is the first time H5N8 strain is diagnosed in Japan. Cases of H5N8 avian influenza have been reported since January in South Korea.
The National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, which analyzed the samples, will carry out further testing to determine how closely related the virus is to the one found in South Korea.