As a result of genetic testing by a national research institute, it was confirmed that the ducks that died at the Tama Zoological Park in Hino City, Tokyo were infected with a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus.
It is the first time that it has been confirmed in a bird raised in Tokyo, and the city may have spread the infection, so if you find a dead bird in the surrounding area, please let the city and nearby municipalities know. I am calling.
At the Tama Zoological Park in Hino City, a total of three shelducks raised in the duck pond were found dead one after another until the 14th of this month, and four birds including another one in the same pond. was found to be infected with bird flu.
According to the metropolitan government, genetic testing was later conducted at the National Institute for Environmental Studies, and it was confirmed on the 17th that he was infected with highly infectious and highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza.
It is the first time that avian influenza infection has been confirmed in Tokyo since 2018, five years ago, and it is the first time that it has been confirmed in birds kept in zoos.
The city has closed the garden, and the timing of reopening is undecided.
The metropolitan government is calling on the metropolitan government and nearby municipalities to notify them if they find dead birds in the area, as the infection may be spreading.