Authorities in southwestern Japan rush to contain the season's first avian influenza outbreak, identifying around 40,000 birds for culling and implementing quarantine measures for nearby farms.
The number of birds culled at poultry farms in Japan has exceeded 10 million as cases of avian flu continue to spread nationwide, the farm ministry said on Jan. 10.
Japan has culled nearly 10 million birds at poultry farms this season, hitting a record high, as cases of avian influenza surge across the country, according to the farm ministry
TOKYO (Sputnik) - Almost 200,000 chickens will be culled in Japan s prefecture of Saitama, neighboring Tokyo, due to an outbreak of bird flu, Japanese TV. 17.12.2022, Sputnik International