Since last month, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has held a meeting where experts and others will consider countermeasures in response to the unusual pace of bird flu outbreaks.
Since the virus has a long time to death and the nature of the virus makes it difficult to notice the infection, we confirmed the need to be more vigilant by paying attention to minor incidents.
Bird flu has been occurring one after another in western Japan since last month, but it has also been confirmed in Chiba prefecture, with a total of 32 poultry farms in 13 prefectures, and the culling of chickens is expected to reach more than 4.6 million. ..
In response to this situation, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries held an online meeting on the 24th, where experts and others would consider measures.
At the meeting, a team of experts said that there were poultry farms and rivers because wild birds carrying the virus flew around each poultry farm, and some poultry farms had gaps for wild animals to enter. As a characteristic of the virus, it was reported in the experiment that even if the virus is infected at a high concentration, the period until death is about 6 days, which is longer than before, and the infection is hard to notice.
In response to this, at the meeting, along with thorough disinfection and prevention of invasion of wild animals, we observe chickens closely on a daily basis, and if unusual symptoms such as lack of energy and eating less food are observed, it is early. I confirmed that strict caution is required, such as by reporting to.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has called for increased vigilance, saying that the risk of outbreaks nationwide is extremely high because wild birds are also infected one after another.