Original title: About 38,000 chickens were urgently culled due to an avian influenza outbreak in Kagoshima, Japan
China News Service, November 14th. According to a report by the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), on the 13th local time, a chicken farm in Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan suffered an avian influenza epidemic. About 38,000 chickens in the chicken farm were involved. It was subsequently culled in an emergency.
On the 13th local time, a chicken farm in Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan experienced an avian influenza epidemic. About 38,000 chickens in the chicken farm involved were subsequently culled.Image source: Screenshot of NHK report
According to reports, this chicken farm detected H5 avian influenza virus in dead chickens on the 13th. Subsequently, the Kagoshima Prefecture government organized the culling of approximately 38,000 chickens on the chicken farm.
The Kagoshima prefectural government stated that the culling operation ended at 11 am local time on the 14th, and the disinfection activities in the chicken coop are still ongoing.
In addition, the Kagoshima prefectural government has also investigated 119 farms within a 10 km radius of the chicken farm involved, and no new outbreaks have been found for the time being.
At present, the Japanese central government has dispatched a team of experts to the local area to investigate the source of the epidemic.
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