At the poultry farm in Nankan Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, where the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was detected, the disposal of about 67,000 chickens was completed by 4 am on the 4th.
A highly pathogenic avian influenza virus of "H5 type" was detected at a poultry farm in Nankan Town in the northern part of Kumamoto Prefecture on the 3rd, and the prefecture disposes of about 67,000 chickens raised in this poultry farm. I was advancing.
According to the prefecture, the disposal was completed at 3:52 am on the 4th, and the disinfection inside the poultry house is currently being continued.
The prefecture has conducted on-site inspections of four farms within a radius of 3 km of this poultry farm and interviews with all poultry farms in the prefecture, but there have been no reports of suspected new infections so far. about it.
On the 3rd, a national expert team is conducting a field survey on the infection route this time, and the prefecture is waiting for the survey results and will use it as a reference for future epidemic prevention measures.