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At a poultry farm in Kagawa Prefecture, another case of bird flu has been reported, the prefectural government said Sunday, marking the country's second outbreak of avian influenza at a farm this year.
At a poultry farm in Kagawa Prefecture, another case of bird flu has been reported, the prefectural government said Sunday, marking the country's second outbreak of avian influenza at a farm this year.
A highly pathogenic strain is thought to be the virus. In the town of Higashikagawa, about 48,000 chickens being raised at the farm will be culled.
Three poultry farms within 3 kilometers of the affected facility were ordered by the prefectural government not to move their chickens and eggs, while nine farms within 3 to 10 kilometers were ordered not to move their chickens and eggs outside the 10-kilometer range.
A bird flu case was confirmed at a separate poultry farm in the Kagawa town of Mitoyo on Thursday, the country's first on a farm in nearly three years. More than 50 kilometres from each other, the two affected farms are located.
No transfer of people or vehicles between them has taken place. “The second outbreak was very regrettable. We’ll take preventive steps as quickly as possible,” Kagawa Gov. Keizo Hamada told reporters.
A highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was discovered last month in wild duck droppings in Monbetsu Town, Hokkaido, said the prefectural government. According to the prefecture, found in the feces, sampled by Hokkaido University on Oct. 24, was the H5N8 subtype virus.
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