The highly pathogenic H5 virus was detected through genetic testing of chickens at a farm in Kumamoto prefecture in the south, the ministry said on its Website.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/japan-confirms-first-bird-flu-case-2011
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/planet-ark-australia
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/japan
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/birds
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/influenza
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/avian-flu
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/animal-care
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poultry
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/animal-diseases