Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said on the 25th that a farm in Saga Prefecture, southern Kyushu region, Kashima city confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu. This is the first bird flu outbreak reported in Japan this fall and winter.

According to a press release released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on the 25th, the farm raised about 40,000 laying hens, the relevant authorities in the prefecture of Georgia received a report on the 24th that the number of chickens killed at the farm had increased, and immediately carried out an on-site inspection, and the simple test results of the dead chickens on the same day were positive for bird flu. A genetic test confirmed that the chickens were infected with the H5 subtype of avian influenza virus.

Saga Prefecture has taken epidemic prevention measures such as culling all about 40,000 chickens raised in this farm on the 25th, and designated a radius of 3 kilometers around the farm as a "movement restriction zone", a radius of 3 to 10 kilometers as a "move out of the restriction zone" and restricted the transport of poultry and egg products from farms in this area to outside the area.

The influenza season in Japan usually begins in October of that year. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to cooperate closely and take thorough measures to prevent bird flu in poultry once it is confirmed. The Japanese government set up an information liaison office at the Crisis Management Center of the Prime minister's official residence and held a meeting of relevant cabinet members to discuss countermeasures. Several prefectures adjacent to Saga Prefecture also held separate countermeasure meetings.

According to a press release released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on the 25th, the farm raised about 40,000 laying hens, the relevant authorities in the prefecture of Georgia received a report on the 24th that the number of chickens killed at the farm had increased, and immediately carried out an on-site inspection, and the simple test results of the dead chickens on the same day were positive for bird flu. A genetic test confirmed that the chickens were infected with the H5 subtype of avian influenza virus.

Saga Prefecture has taken epidemic prevention measures such as culling all about 40,000 chickens raised in this farm on the 25th, and designated a radius of 3 kilometers around the farm as a "movement restriction zone", a radius of 3 to 10 kilometers as a "move out of the restriction zone" and restricted the transport of poultry and egg products from farms in this area to outside the area.

The influenza season in Japan usually begins in October of that year. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to cooperate closely and take thorough measures to prevent bird flu in poultry once it is confirmed. The Japanese government set up an information liaison office at the Crisis Management Center of the Prime minister's official residence and held a meeting of relevant cabinet members to discuss countermeasures. Several prefectures adjacent to Saga Prefecture also held separate countermeasure meetings.