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FLU

BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2015
U.S. bird flu outbreak claims 45 million chickens, turkeys; egg prices crack record
With the worst-ever U.S. outbreak of bird flu leaving almost 45 million dead chickens and turkeys, egg costs are climbing to records.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 6, 2015
U.S. ups emergency fund by $330 million to cover claims over bird flu outbreak in poultry
The U.S. government will tap an additional $330 million in emergency funds to cover farmer claims related to the fast-spreading bird flu outbreak and other efforts to contain the disease, U.S. Agriculture Department sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 1, 2015
New avian flu viruses send U.S. scientists scrambling
Three highly pathogenic avian flu viruses that have infected poultry and wild birds in the U.S. Midwest appear unlikely to present a significant risk to humans. But the presence of the viruses in North America has scientists scrambling to understand their potential long-term threat.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 24, 2015
Minnesota declares state of emergency over bird flu in poultry
Minnesota declared a state of emergency on Thursday over a fast-spreading strain of avian flu that has led to the extermination of more than 7.3 million birds in the country. It followed Wisconsin's action on Monday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 21, 2015
Huge outbreak of bird flu reported at Iowa poultry farm
Iowa, the top U.S. egg-producing state, found a lethal strain of bird flu in millions of hens at an egg-laying facility on Monday, the worst case so far in a national outbreak that prompted Wisconsin to declare a state of emergency.
WORLD
Apr 21, 2015
Bird flu outbreak prompts Wisconsin to declare emergency, call in National Guard
Wisconsin has declared a state of emergency over a bird flu outbreak that is infecting U.S. poultry and Gov. Scott Walker said on Monday he has authorized the state's National Guard to help contain the disease.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 16, 2015
Canine flu outbreak hits over 1,100 Chicago-area dogs, including six deaths
At least 1,137 Chicago-area dogs have come down with a highly contagious strain of canine flu, and six have died, in the largest and longest-lasting dog flu outbreak ever seen in the region, county officials said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 15, 2015
Bird flu infecting more U.S. poultry flocks, USDA reports
The number of U.S. poultry flocks infected with a deadly strain of bird flu rose on Tuesday as Iowa identified its first case and Minnesota confirmed eight more cases, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 12, 2015
Mutating H7N9 bird flu may pose pandemic threat, scientists warn
A wave of H7N9 bird flu in China that has spread to people may have the potential to emerge as a pandemic strain in humans, scientists said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 26, 2015
Resistant strain of swine flu feared; virus killing thousands in India
A surge in swine flu infections has killed more than 800 people in India and is challenging health workers, who say the virus is harder to treat than the type that caused a global pandemic in 2009.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 23, 2015
There's an etiquette to dealing with bouts of flu
If you think that etiquette is limited to which fork to use, think again. Etiquette is simply kindness with a heavy helping of common sense. That's why etiquette helps get things done, and it responds to what's going on in the world at any given time.
EDITORIALS
Jan 22, 2015
Warding off flu infections
The National Institute of Infectious Diseases says that Japan's influenza season this year is peaking about three weeks earlier than usual.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 7, 2015
Flu widespread in 43 U.S. states: CDC
Flu is widespread in 43 U.S. states, up from 36 states in the prior week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 31, 2014
Hong Kong culls chickens and suspends imports after H7N9 bird flu found
Hong Kong began culling 15,000 chickens on Wednesday and suspended imports of live poultry from mainland China for 21 days after the H7N9 bird flu strain was discovered in a batch of live chickens from the southern province of Guangdong.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 25, 2014
Tenth Egyptian dies of H5N1 bird flu
A 5-year-old Egyptian boy died from bird flu on Wednesday, the 10th death from the virus in the country out of 22 identified cases this year, the Health Ministry said.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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