If the case reported in Ibaraki Prefecture on the 8th is confirmed to be avian influenza, the total number of chickens and other animals that will be disposed of due to bird flu this season will be approximately 9.98 million, the highest number since 2020. The number of disposals is expected to exceed the number of disposals of
This season, after an outbreak was confirmed in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture and Atsuma Town, Hokkaido on October 28 last year, bird flu has continued at an unprecedented pace. 55 locations, which is the highest number in one season, and the number of chickens and other animals to be disposed of is about 9.05 million.
In addition to this, a new case of suspected bird flu was reported at a poultry farm in Shirosato Town, Ibaraki Prefecture on the 8th, and according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the number of chickens to be disposed of if confirmed by genetic testing. It is expected that this season will total about 9.98 million birds, exceeding the approximately 9.87 million birds from 2020 to 2021 and becoming a record high.
Avian influenza has been occurring one after another at large-scale poultry farms this season, and last month, about 1.39 million chickens, the highest number ever, were disposed of at a poultry farm in Misawa City, Aomori Prefecture.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is calling for thorough measures such as disinfection and keeping small animals that carry the virus out of poultry houses.