China News Service, November 13 According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) report, on the 13th, a paddy field in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, was detected to contain the H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus.
It is said that wild cranes stayed in the paddy field four days ago.
According to reports, the paddy field where the virus was detected is located in Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture. The local government stated that a group of wild cranes flew to this paddy field on the 9th and stayed briefly.
According to reports, after the virus was detected, the Kagoshima Prefecture government urgently held a countermeasure meeting.
The meeting decided to distribute lime for disinfection to chicken farms in areas around the virus detection area (within a radius of 3 kilometers), and at the same time, to strengthen surveillance of wild birds within a radius of 10 kilometers.
Subsequently, officials from the Animal Production Department of Kagoshima Prefecture called on local poultry farmers to be vigilant and implement preventive measures.
Recently, Japan has experienced successive outbreaks of bird flu.
Japan’s Ministry of the Environment announced on October 30 that the H5N8 avian influenza virus was found in wild bird droppings in Hokkaido; on November 5, an H5 avian influenza epidemic occurred in Kagawa Prefecture, and the local government requested the Self-Defense Forces to assist in culling 330,000 chickens; 11 On 7th, an H5 avian influenza epidemic occurred in Higashikagawa City, Kagawa Prefecture, and the local government decided to culminate 48,000 chickens on the chicken farm.