TOKYO, March 2 (Xinhua) — The variety of chickens and different birds culled throughout Japan resulting from avian flu is anticipated to succeed in 15 million this season after new infections have been confirmed in west Japan, the agriculture ministry mentioned Thursday.
Japan’s agriculture ministry mentioned {that a} new outbreak of avian influenza was confirmed at a poultry farm within the western Japanese metropolis of Fukuoka, which can deliver the overall variety of birds to be destroyed within the 2022-2023 season to fifteen.02 million, a document excessive for a single season.
The scale of the cull is already about 50 % greater than the earlier document 9.87 million logged through the 2020-2021 season.
The variety of outbreaks has additionally hit a brand new excessive, at 77 locations in 25 prefectures, the ministry added.
Ministry officers warned that the chance of an infection continues to be excessive all through Japan, urging poultry farmers to take thorough prevention measures.
This season’s first case of chook flu was confirmed in October final yr, with the extremely lethal H5N1 pressure detected from samples of contaminated chickens.