On the 13th, multiple chickens were found dead at a poultry farm in Miyazaki City, and genetic testing revealed the avian influenza virus.

This is the 6th case of bird flu in Miyazaki prefecture and the 24th case in Japan.

According to Miyazaki Prefecture, on the afternoon of the 13th, there was a report that 16 chickens were dead at a poultry farm in Miyazaki City, which raises about 70,000 chickens.



As a result of genetic testing, "H5 type" avian influenza virus was detected, and the prefecture requested the Self-Defense Forces to dispatch a disaster and started to dispose of about 126,000 chickens on the farm related to this poultry farm. It was.



In Miyazaki Prefecture, since bird flu was confirmed in Hyuga City on the 1st of this month, it has been confirmed one after another in Tsuno Town, Miyakonojo City, and Kobayashi City's poultry farms, which is the sixth case in Miyazaki Prefecture and 24 cases nationwide. It will be an eye.



As the number of migratory and wild birds peaks over the next month, the prefecture continues to call for strict caution.