84,000 chickens to be slaughtered in Japan's Iwate Prefecture due to bird flu outbreak

In the Japanese prefecture of Iwate, the destruction of 84,000 chickens has begun due to an outbreak of poultry, the MIR24 information and analytical Internet portal reports, citing the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan. “A bird flu virus has been confirmed on a farm in Iwate Prefecture. In connection with the increase in the death of birds, an investigation was carried out. Tests showed a positive reaction to bird flu. Genetic analysis confirmed the presence of a highly pathogenic strain. This is the 80th case this season. 84,000 chickens will be destroyed,” the agricultural department informed. According to the ministry, after the detection of the bird flu virus, a quarantine is introduced for the transportation of chickens and eggs within a radius of three kilometers around the farm where foci of the disease were detected, and the export of chickens and eggs outside the ten-kilometer zone is also prohibited. FOR REFERENCE: over 15 million poultry have ...