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2021-03-16 来源:日本共同社、OIE 浏览量:2262
According to Kyodo News Agency, in the early morning of the 13th, dozens of chickens were found dead at a chicken farm in Haga Town, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, and the bird flu virus was detected after inspection.Although it was late at night when it was discovered, 77,000 chickens were still culled.
This is the first case of avian influenza in a chicken farm in Tochigi prefecture this season, and it is also the 18th county in Japan where an outbreak has occurred. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan immediately held a meeting of the Headquarters for Epidemic Prevention. The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Kotaro Nogami called on the risk of bird flu to occur until the Golden Week in May, and it is necessary to continue to adopt the highest level of alert measures.
In addition, according to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), on March 13, 2021, the Public Administration of Agricultural Affairs and Fishery Resources of Kuwait reported to OIE that there was an outbreak of H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza in Kuwait with 7,000 poultry Suspected of being infected, 200 of them became ill, 1,900 died, and 5,100 were killed and disposed of.
On March 12, a wild bird H5N5 subtype highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak occurred in Jonggrad Region, Hungary, and a wedge-tailed eagle died of infection.