Avian Influenza outbreaks in a duck farm in Chiba Prefecture, Japan

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan said on the 25th that avian influenza has occurred in a duck farm in Chiba Prefecture. This is the sixth avian influenza outbreak in the Kanto region after the first avian influenza on a poultry farm in Japan. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, The 340 ducks on the farm were genetically tested and found to be infected with the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. According to regulations, all ducks in the factory will be culled and an epidemic control area will be established around it. Avian influenza has recently occurred in Akita, Kagoshima, Hyogo, Kumamoto and other places in Japan. The above is the ...