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Volume 31, Number 5—May 2025
Research
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Outbreak in Endangered Cranes, Izumi Plain, Japan, 2022–23
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Figure 1. Numbers of collected cranes in the Izumi Plain, Japan, and the samples subjected to genetic testing for influenza A viral matrix (M) and H5 hemagglutinin (HA) genes during the 2022–23 winter season. A) Number of debilitated and dead cranes collected in the Izumi Plain per day. B) Number of cranes subjected to genetic testing for influenza A viral M and H5 HA genes per day.
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