TOKYO, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) — Japan has confirmed an outbreak of extremely pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm within the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, native media reported on Sunday.
Work to cull some 23,000 egg-laying chickens on the hen farm within the metropolis of Izumi began on Sunday morning, Jiji Press reported, citing the Kagoshima prefectural authorities.
A neighborhood livestock hygiene middle on Saturday morning acquired a report of a rise in lifeless chickens from the farm, the report mentioned.
Three of 13 lifeless chickens confirmed optimistic outcomes after a easy virus check. Infection was confirmed on Sunday in an in depth genetic examination, in response to the prefectural authorities.
This marks the fourth chicken flu outbreak confirmed at a poultry farm in Japan this season, the report mentioned.