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Japan Reports First Suspected Bird Flu Case of Season in Miyagi

(MENAFN) Japan has logged its first suspected bird flu case of the season, after a dead wild goose tested positive for avian influenza in a preliminary screening, local media reported Wednesday.

The Environment Ministry said the bird was recovered Tuesday in Kurihara, a city in northeastern Miyagi prefecture. A Japanese news agency carried the ministry’s findings.

The result is not yet final. If a genetic test confirms the virus as highly pathogenic avian influenza, it will become the country’s first such case in wild birds this season.

In response, the Environment Ministry has designated a zone within a 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) radius of the recovery site as a priority wild bird monitoring area.

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