A highly pathogenic avian influenza virus with a high fatality rate was detected in dead chickens at a poultry farm in Tainai City, Niigata Prefecture, and the prefecture began to dispose of approximately 680,000 chickens raised at this poultry farm.
On the 5th, it was confirmed that a dead chicken was infected with avian influenza at a poultry farm in Tainai City, Niigata Prefecture. announced that it was detected.
In response to this, the prefecture began disposing of approximately 680,000 chickens raised at this poultry farm on the morning of the 6th.
The number of chickens to be disposed of in Niigata Prefecture is the second largest after the approximately 1.3 million chickens at a poultry farm in Murakami City in January, and the prefecture requested the Ground Self-Defense Force to dispatch a disaster.
From this poultry farm, the prefecture designated
an area within a 3-kilometer radius as a "restricted movement area," which prohibits the movement of chickens and eggs, and
▽ an area within a 10-kilometer radius, as a "restricted export area," which prohibits shipments from that area. specified.
In addition to checking for any abnormalities in surrounding poultry farms, we are calling for caution to all poultry farms in the prefecture.
In Niigata Prefecture, highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses have been detected at poultry farms in Aga Town, Murakami City, and Joetsu City since November last year.