野鳥のふんから鳥インフル　国内で１８年以来―北海道

　北海道は３１日までに、紋別市で北海道大が２４日に採取した野鳥のカモ類のふんから高病原性鳥インフルエンザウイルス（Ｈ５Ｎ８亜型）が検出されたと発表した。道によると、高病原性鳥インフルエンザウイルスが国内で確認されたのは２０１８年以来。
　鳥インフルが原因で死んだ野鳥は同市内で確認されていないという。道は今後、採取地点周辺１０キロ圏内で鳥類の調査をするなど対策を講じる。（2020/10/31-10:41）

A highly pathogenic avian influenza virus has been found from wild duck droppings in the city of Monbetsu in Hokkaido, the government of the northernmost Japan prefectural said.
   Found in the feces, sampled by Hokkaido University on Oct. 24, was the H5N8 subtype virus, according to the prefecture. This marked the first case of a highly pathogenic bird flu virus being confirmed in Japan since 2018, the prefecture said.
   No wild bird has been reported to have died of avian flu in Monbetsu, the prefecture said.
   The Hokkaido government is set to take measures, such as conducting a survey of birds within a 10-kilometer radius of the place where the wild bird droppings were found.
   A prefectural government official said that the virus will not transmit to humans unless in special circumstances, such as contacting living birds that are infected with the virus.