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An outbreak of avian influenza in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, culled nearly 200,000 chickens

 Last Update: 2022-12-29
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TOKYO, Dec.
17 (Sputnik) -- An outbreak of bird flu in Saitama Prefecture, adjacent to Tokyo, has seen an outbreak of bird flu and 194,000 chickens culled
, according to Japan's NHK television.

According to reports, a poultry farm in Saitama Prefecture found 76 poultry dead on the 16th, 9 of which were tested to carry highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
.

This is the third outbreak
in Saitama Prefecture this season.
The culling began on the morning of 17 December and will continue until 23 December
.
In addition, authorities have quarantined the transportation of chickens and eggs within a three-kilometer radius of the affected farm, and banned the transportation of chickens and eggs beyond 10 kilometers
.

According to Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, more than 5 million chickens have been culled
for bird flu since autumn.
Due to the dire situation, the Ministry of Agriculture has set up a special action group to develop measures
to slow the spread of avian influenza.

Japan's first outbreak of avian influenza in October was followed by 30 outbreaks
in 18 prefectures.
This year's rate of transmission exceeded previous records in the same season, with 9.
87 million chickens culled between November 2020 and the end of March 2021 and 52 outbreaks
in 18 counties.

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