Avian influenza virus was detected in chickens raised at a poultry farm in Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture, and from the morning of the 18th, Kagoshima Prefecture began disposing of about 120,000 chickens at this poultry farm.
This is the first time this season that an avian influenza virus has been confirmed at a poultry farm in Kyushu.
According to Kagoshima Prefecture, on the 17th, it was reported that the number of chickens dying at a poultry farm in Izumi City was increasing. Detected.
This is the first time this season for a poultry farm in Kyushu since it was confirmed in Nagashima Town in January this year at a poultry farm in Kagoshima Prefecture.
In response, Kagoshima Prefecture began disposing of about 120,000 chickens raised at the poultry farm from 4:00 am on the 18th.
In addition, the area within a radius of 3 km from this poultry farm is designated as a "restricted movement area" where the movement of chickens and eggs is prohibited, and the area within a radius of 10 km is designated as a "restricted area" where shipments from that area are prohibited. We are planning to disinfect livestock-related vehicles that pass through highways.
According to Kagoshima Prefecture, there are a total of 107 farms within a 10-kilometer radius, and about 5.09 million chickens are raised.
On the other hand, in the Izumi Plain, which is known as the largest wintering ground for cranes in Japan, the number of dead or weakened cranes collected this season reached a record high of 204 by the 16th, of which 57 were highly pathogenic. of avian influenza viruses have been detected.
For this reason, the Ministry of the Environment has dispatched a team of experts to the site from the 17th to grasp the infection status.