Japan Confirms 3rd Bird Flu Case of Season
The prefectural government of Niigata, central Japan, said Tuesday that it has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm in the city of Tainai.
It marks the third bird flu outbreak confirmed at a poultry farm in Japan this season.
A total of 630,000 egg-laying chickens at the Niigata farm will be culled.
According to the prefectural government, the farm reported abnormalities, including an increase in the number of chicken deaths, on Monday morning. A preliminary virus test returned positive results, and a detailed genetic analysis was conducted...
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