Bird Flu Found in Fox in Japan’s 1st Mammal Infection

Bird Flu Found in Fox in Japan’s 1st Mammal Infection
A member of PETA is seen wearing a biohazard suit and carrying a sign reading "Bird Flu Kills Go Vegetarian" in Edinburgh on April 10, 2006. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
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TOKYO—A dead fox has been found infected with bird flu in Japan’s northern Hokkaido region, the environment ministry said on Tuesday, describing it as the country’s first case of avian influenza being detected in a mammal.

Akane Shoji, an environment ministry official, said that the fox was believed to have eaten an infected wild bird.