- ARAB NEWS
- 01 May 2025
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KAGOSHIMA: The prefectural government of Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, said Saturday that an outbreak of avian influenza believed to be highly pathogenic has been confirmed at a chicken farm in the city of Izumi.
It is the second time that a bird flu outbreak has been confirmed in Japan this season.
All of some 38,500 chickens at the farm will be culled to prevent the spread of the bird flu virus.
A livestock hygiene service center of the prefectural government received a report on Friday that a group of chickens were found dead at the farm.
After bird flu infections were confirmed using a test, the virus was found to be highly pathogenic.
The Kagoshima government banned 119 chicken farms within 10 kilometers from the affected farm from shipping chickens and eggs outside the area.
JIJI Press
