China News Service, November 5th. According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), on the 4th, a large number of poultry deaths occurred in a chicken farm in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. The local health department subsequently detected the H5 avian influenza virus on the chicken farm. .
After discussion, the local authorities decided to culling about 330,000 chickens raised on the chicken farm.
Data map: Japanese epidemic prevention personnel handling the avian flu epidemic.
According to the Kagawa prefectural government, the prefectural animal health and health center received a report from a chicken farm in Sanfeng City in the county on the 4th. The chicken farm stated that “a large number of chickens died”.
The county government subsequently conducted a simple inspection on the chicken farm and detected the H5 avian influenza virus.
In response, the county government held a meeting on the morning of the 5th local time and decided to culling about 330,000 chickens in this chicken farm.
In addition, in order to prevent the spread of the epidemic, the county government has also designated areas around chicken farms that restrict the transportation of chickens and eggs.
According to reports, the last time a bird flu epidemic occurred on a chicken farm in Japan was in January 2018, and the location was also in Kagawa Prefecture.