Published October 17,2024
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Japan confirmed its first chicken flu outbreak of the season Thursday on the northernmost major island of Hokkaido, native media reported.
Around 19,000 birds are set to be culled at a poultry farm in Atsuma, southern Hokkaido, after a extremely contagious pressure of avian influenza was detected, in keeping with Tokyo-based Kyodo News.
Authorities applied quarantine measures for close by farms to stop the virus from spreading, following genetic testing that confirmed the an infection.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has instructed related businesses to behave rapidly to include the outbreak and urged business operators to implement strict precautions, the report mentioned.
In response to the outbreak, native authorities additionally restricted the motion of greater than 700,000 birds at 5 poultry farms within the affected space.
Source: www.anews.com.tr