Japan detects new bird flu epidemic and will slaughter 3,000 more ducks
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Japan detects new bird flu epidemic and will slaughter 3,000 more ducks
Japan detects new bird flu epidemic and will slaughter 3,000 more ducks
About 3,000 ducks will be culled in Japan after an outbreak of bird flu was detected in a poultry farm in Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo, the local government said Thursday.
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The statement also said the culling of around 3,000 ducks at the poultry farm was already underway and local authorities have implemented a quarantine on transporting birds within a 3 kilometer (1.8 mile) radius. . Disinfection of the poultry farm and its equipment should be completed by Jan. 29, he added. Considering the latest outbreak, the number of chickens slaughtered in Japan this season is approaching 11 million, which is an all-time high for Japan. In the penultimate season, from November 2020 to the end of March 2021, when the Japanese poultry industry suffered the greatest damage from bird flu, 9.87 million chickens were slaughtered and there were 52 outbreaks in 18 prefectures. Experts explain the epidemic by the fact that migratory birds returned earlier than usual this year and the infection was spreading rapidly in all regions. Bird flu pushed the price of chicken eggs – already high amid inflation and soaring food prices – to its 29-year high.
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TOKYO (Sputnik) – About 3,000 ducks will be slaughtered in Japan after the detection of an epidemic of bird flu in a poultry farm in Saitama prefecture, located north of Tokyo, the local administration announced Thursday.
“A suspected case has been detected in a poultry farm in Gyoda city. Today, following a detailed inspection, highly pathogenic avian influenza infection has been confirmed,” the administration said in a statement. a statement.
The statement also said the culling of around 3,000 ducks at the poultry farm was already underway and local authorities have implemented a quarantine on transporting birds within a 3 kilometer (1.8 mile) radius. .
Disinfection of the poultry farm and its equipment should be completed by Jan. 29, he added.
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