No. of bird flu-infected cranes in Kagoshima totals 5

KAGOSHIMA, Dec. 27, 2010 (Kyodo News International) -- The Izumi city government in Kagoshima Prefecture said Monday that three hooded cranes that flew into the Izumi Plains have been confirmed as infected with the highly virulent avian influenza virus H5N1, raising the number of bird-flu-infected hooded cranes there to five so far.