Volume 14, Number 9—September 2008

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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) Isolated from Whooper Swans, Japan

Yuko Uchida, Masaji Mase, Kumiko Yoneda, Atsumu Kimura, Tsuyoshi Obara, Seikou Kumagai, Takehiko Saito , Yu Yamamoto, Kikuyasu Nakamura, Kenji Tsukamoto, and Shigeo Yamaguchi

Author affiliations: National Institute of Animal Health, Kannondai, Japan (Y. Uchida, M. Mase, T. Saito, Y. Yamamoto, K. Nakamura, K. Tsukamoto, S. Yamaguchi); Japan Wildlife Research Center, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan (K. Yoneda); Akita Animal Hygiene Service Center of Akita Prefecture, Akita, Japan ( A. Kimura, T. Obara, S. Kumagai);

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Figure 1. Map of Japan and nearby countries, with enlargement of the northern part of the country (inset) showing location of Lake Towada.

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