Japan kills 3 million chickens for bird flu – Reuters reported on Dec. 12 to the situation of avian influenza in Japan. The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture announced the move to eliminate poultry. In particular, another 370,000 chickens at two breeding farms in Mimasaka. Okayama Prefecture Which was found to have been infected with 5 sub-strains of the H virus As a result, the outbreak of Japan has increased to nine out of 47 prefectures across the country. Increased to almost 3 million
While South Korea Neighboring countries are also facing the problem of avian influenza. After the infection of avian influenza rose to 10 cases since the outbreak was reported in late November. H5N8 infection has previously been found in a number of wild birds in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province. The South Korean Agriculture Ministry announced an order to suspend processes related to poultry products nationwide. This includes poultry farms, factories and transportation starting midnight on Friday 11 Dec and will be in effect for 48 hours.
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