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Japan Confirms 1st Bird Flu of Season in Kyoto, to Cull 20,000 Birds

TOKYO, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Japan has confirmed its first bird flu case of the season at a poultry farm in Kyoto prefecture, a government spokesperson said on Thursday. The avian influenza has killed 14 birds at the farm in Kameoka city in western Japan, the farm ministry said. The country has begun culling about 20,000 chickens there after testing confirmed the virus. “The government is asking…

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