Health officials in Japan have confirmed an outbreak of bird flu in southwestern of the country after dead chickens were reported at a poultry farm. A genetic test detected the highly pathogenic H5 strain of the bird flu virus.
About 130 chickens died at the farm in the town of Kijo in Miyazaki Prefecture. Officials checked live and dead chickens and four tested positive for the H5 strain of the virus.
On Wednesday, officials started to cull about 168,000 chickens at the affected farm and a neighboring farm, Japan's broadcaster (NHK World) reported.
They have ordered about 140 farms and processing facilities within a 10-kilometer radius not to transport chickens or eggs.
Last month, prefectural officials slaughtered about 120,000 chickens at a farm in a nearby town after bird flu was detected there.
Source: QNA
GMT 18:35 2018 Thursday ,11 January
Syrian refugee sets himself ablaze at UN office in LebanonGMT 18:48 2018 Tuesday ,09 January
Novo Nordisk woos Belgian nano-drug makerGMT 17:54 2017 Wednesday ,27 December
Medical evacuations begin from besieged Syria rebel bastionGMT 12:14 2017 Monday ,25 December
MoHAP successfully conducts cochlear implant operationGMT 18:24 2017 Sunday ,24 December
Palestinian conjoined twins arrive in RiyadhGMT 19:05 2017 Monday ,18 December
new! magazine names fitness & food editorGMT 17:03 2017 Wednesday ,29 November
Spain reports case of 'mad cow disease'GMT 14:05 2017 Saturday ,11 November
EU can't agree on new licence for controversial glyphosate weedkillerMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor