Soldiers of the Ground Self-Defence Force remove chickens from cages at a chicken farm in Sekikawa, Niigata prefecture, in this file picture from Dec 1, 2016. - AFP
TOKYO (Reuters):Japan has detected its first outbreak of bird flu for the 2021 winter season, with confirmation of a case of "highly pathogenic avian influenza" at a poultry farm in the northeast of the country, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday (Nov 10).
About 143,000 egg-laying chickens are being exterminated at the farm in Yokote city in Akita Prefecture, the ministry said in a statement on its website, adding that restricted zones up to 10km (6.2 miles) from the site have been established.
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