Detection of bird flu in Kagawa "Thorough disinfection" Unusual urgent proposal November 24, 19:10
Since this month, the detection of bird flu virus in poultry farms in Kagawa Prefecture has been unprecedented, and an expert committee of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said that the surrounding area is in a state of high virus. And made an unusual urgent proposal that the residents need to thoroughly disinfect.
Since the 5th of this month in Kagawa Prefecture, avian influenza virus has been detected one after another at eight poultry farms in Mitoyo City and Higashikagawa City, and seven of them have been confirmed to be the first poultry farm in Mitoyo City. It is concentrated in a range of 3 km from the field.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said that it was unprecedented in Japan that such a series of detections occurred in a limited area in a little over two weeks, and the expert committee of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries issued an unusual urgent proposal on the 24th. Did.
The recommendations suggest that the virus is not only brought in by wild birds, but that the virus has leaked out of the poultry farm, and the surrounding area is presumed to be high in virus.
And, in the area within a radius of 3 km from the poultry farm where the first case was confirmed, not only thorough hygiene management is carried out at the poultry farm keeping in mind that there are many viruses, but also around the poultry and poultry farm where wild birds fly. , It is necessary for the people concerned and residents to thoroughly disinfect roads and vehicles.
Furthermore, in the proposal, it is necessary to be aware that the risk of infection is higher than usual in Japan, such as the detection of viruses in wild bird droppings in Hokkaido and Kagoshima prefectures, and to strengthen hygiene management. It is said.