About 40 chickens were found dead at a poultry farm in Sukumo City, Kochi Prefecture, and Kochi Prefecture announced that a simple test revealed a reaction suspected of being bird flu.
According to the announcement by Kochi Prefecture, on the morning of the 15th, an official at a poultry farm in Sukumo City reported that about 40 chickens were dead, and when the prefecture conducted a simple inspection, a reaction suspected of bird flu was obtained. I did.
For this reason, Kochi Prefecture held a crisis management headquarters meeting on the afternoon of the 15th, conducting genetic tests to determine whether it is bird flu, and requesting the surrounding poultry farms to refrain from moving chickens and the like. I reported that.
By the early morning of the 16th, the results of the genetic test are expected to be known.
According to Kochi Prefecture, bird flu was detected in wild birds in 2011, but this is the first case if it is confirmed in chickens at a poultry farm.
If a highly pathogenic virus is detected, Kochi Prefecture will dispose of approximately 32,000 chickens raised in this poultry farm to prevent the spread of the infection.
At the meeting, Governor Hamada called for thorough measures, saying, "Because it will have a great impact on the livestock industry and the lives of citizens of the prefecture, we must minimize the damage."