Japan Confirms Second Outbreak of Bird Flu This Season; 40,000 Chickens to Be Culled
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza at a farm in Chiba Prefecture keeping about 40,000 laying hens. Movement restrictions on poultry have been imposed within a 3 km radius and shipment restrictions within 10 km; culling of the flock has begun along with an epidemiological investigation into the source of infection.
Otabek Yusupov