Bird flu outbreak affects zoos The spread of bird flu has triggered a series of cancellations of bird-related events at zoos and aquariums nationwide. At least 28 institutions have canceled events to prevent bird flu from spreading among wild birds or to human beings, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. [News Source]

Weather may explain outbreaks in Japan, but no easy way seen to stem disease’s spread A wave of extremely cold weather this winter is a suspected factor behind the ongoing spread of avian flu in Japan, according to ornithologists. Flocks of migratory birds infected with an avian flu v ..... [News Source]

Ninth case of bird flu confirmed MIYAZAKI (Kyodo) The dead chickens at a poultry farm in the town of Takanabe in Miyazaki Prefecture were killed by the deadly avian flu virus, local officials confirmed early Monday as the epidemic continued to spread. The results of detailed tests on the dead birds in Takanabe confirm the season's sixth outbreak in the prefecture and the ninth in the country. [News Source]

Bird flu forces cancellations in Japan TOKYO, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- An outbreak of bird flu has caused the cancellation of dozens of events at zoos and aquariums across Japan, officials said. [News Source]

Bird flu in Japan: 40,000 chickens culled Tokyo, Jan 31 (DPA) About 40,000 chickens were killed Monday at a poultry farm in southern Japan after dead chickens found there were confirmed as infected with the bird-flu virus, news reports said. [News Source]