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    Another outbreak of bird flu in Japan began culling 100,000 chickens

    • Last Update: 2023-02-01
    • Source: Internet
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    TOKYO, Jan.
    10 (Russian Satellite News Agency) -- According to data from Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, there was another outbreak of bird flu in Japan's Miyazaki Prefecture, and about 100,000 chickens began to be culled
    .
     
    Suspected cases
    have previously emerged.
    Employees at a poultry farm that produces eggs in Kawanan, found many dead laying hens
    .
    Genetic analysis confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza strains
    .
     
    Quarantine is imposed on the transport of chickens and eggs within 3 km of the farm where the lesion is found, and it is forbidden to transport chickens and eggs beyond 10 km
    .
     
    Experts attributed this to the migration of migratory birds, which began in late September, earlier than usual, and the spread of the virus everywhere
    .
    The bird flu outbreak has been one of
    the reasons why egg prices in Japan have soared to a 29-year high.
     
    According to data from the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the number of birds culled in Japan has exceeded 10 million
    this season of avian influenza.
    Between November 2020 and the end of March 2021, 9.
    87 million chickens were culled and 52 outbreaks
    occurred in 18 counties.
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