据当地媒体报道，日本周三报告了本季潜在首例禽流感病例。据共同社报道，日本环境省称，周二在东北部宫城县栗原市回收的一只死亡野生大雁，在初步检测中呈禽流感病毒阳性。
Japan on Wednesday reported its first potential case of bird flu this season, local media reported. According to the country’s Environment Ministry, a dead wild goose recovered in Kurihara city in northeastern Miyagi prefecture on Tuesday tested positive for the avian influenza virus in a preliminary test, Jiji Press reported.
如果基因检测确认为高致病性禽流感，这将成为日本本季野生鸟类中的首例此类病例。
It will be the first such case among wild birds in Japan this season if the virus is confirmed to be highly pathogenic avian influenza through a genetic test.
环境省将回收地点周围半径10公里（约6.2英里）范围指定为重点野生鸟类监测区。
The ministry designated an area within a 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) radius of the recovery site as a priority wild bird monitoring zone.