Bird Flu Deputy Governor of Kagawa Prefecture Requests Agriculture Ministers to Prevent Spread, etc. November 16 16:15
Following the continuous detection of avian influenza virus at poultry farms in Kagawa Prefecture, Deputy Governor Yoshikazu Nishihara of Kagawa Prefecture visited the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and requested measures to prevent the spread and management support for farmers.
In Kagawa Prefecture, bird flu virus has been detected one after another at five poultry farms since the 5th of this month, which has had an impact on the culling of domestic chickens and the ban on the shipment of chickens and eggs from nearby poultry farms. is spreading.
In response to this situation, Deputy Governor Nishihara of Kagawa Prefecture visited the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on the 16th, and the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Nogami provided management support to damaged farmers and neighboring farmers, support for farmers' epidemic prevention measures, and infection. We requested that the route be clarified at an early stage and that drastic measures be taken to prevent the spread.
In response, Minister Nogami said, "The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is responding with a sense of crisis. We would like to enable producers to utilize the support system as soon as possible."
After the request, Vice-Governor Nishihara told reporters, "I asked the farmers for as much support as possible. I would like to investigate the cause and work with the government to contain the virus."