Emergency steps target bird flu

[Hachiko]

The government unveiled a package of emergency measures Tuesday aimed at containing the spread of bird flu, including plans to crack down on farmers who fail to disclose evidence their birds are infected.

Volunteers clean up droppings in a chicken house at Asada Nosan Funai Farm in Tanba, Kyoto Prefecture, where bird flu was detected in late February. PHOTO COURTESY OF KYOTO PREFECTURE

Japan Times