On the 2nd, after a new outbreak of bird flu was confirmed at a poultry farm in Gifu Prefecture, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries opened a countermeasures headquarters, and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Nogami said, "It is a situation that can occur anywhere in the country." We called on poultry farmers nationwide to thoroughly manage hygiene.
Bird flu has been occurring one after another at poultry farms in various regions since November last year, and on the 2nd, outbreaks were confirmed at poultry farms in Gifu prefecture.
This means that this season has been confirmed in 14 prefectures.
In response to this, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries opened a countermeasures headquarters on the 2nd, in which Minister Nogami said, "Avian influenza virus is detected in wild birds other than migratory birds in various parts of the country. There is no situation, "he said, showing a strong sense of crisis about the current situation.
In addition, he said, "Farmers and related people are strongly aware that there is a large amount of virus in the field, and I would like them to thoroughly manage hygiene from the hardware and software perspectives so as not to bring the virus to the farm." We called on the poultry farmers in Japan to take thorough measures.