Japan’s Wakayama Prefecture culling 46,000 chickens to stem bird flu outbreak: Reports ...Middle East

TOKYO: Japan’s Wakayama Prefecture began culling 46,000 chickens on Wednesday amid the second local outbreak of bird flu this autumn, reported Sputnik.According to Kyodo news agency, the suspicions of the disease outbreak arose on Tuesday, when several dead chickens were found at a local farm.A genetic analysis confirmed the presence of a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza in the dead birds, according to the media outlet.A quarantine has been introduced for the transportation of chickens and eggs within a radius of a 3-kilometer (1.8-mile) zone around the epicentre of infection. In addition, the export of chickens and eggs outside the 10-kilometer zone is also prohibited, the media

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