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1. Japan detects the H5N8 bird flu strain at a farm with about 11,000 egg-laying chickens in Izumi in Kagoshima Prefecture.
   2021-11-16 21:06:16 (First version)
2. Japan reports an outbreak of the H5N8 bird flu strain at a farm with about 11,000 egg-laying chickens in Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture.
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