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Japan - Poultry: Avian flu 2022

Source: https://www.maff.go.jp/j/press/syouan/douei/221213_2.html

Genetic analysis and confirmation of NA subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza suspected animal (30th case in Japan) confirmed in Kagoshima Prefecture
December 13, 2020
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Genetic analysis conducted by the Animal Health Research Institute confirmed that an animal suspected of having highly pathogenic avian influenza in Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture (the 30th case in Japan) was an animal affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza. rice field.
In addition, the NA subtype of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was identified and confirmed to be the H5N1 subtype.
1.Overview

(1) Genetic analysis conducted by the Animal Health Research Institute (Note) on a highly pathogenic avian influenza suspected animal confirmed at a farm in Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture (30th case in Japan, confirmed on December 8). As a result, sequences judged to be highly pathogenic were confirmed.
(2) In response to this, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries determined that the poultry in question was affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza based on the "Specific Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Prevention Guidelines for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza". .
(3) In addition, as a result of testing by the Animal Health Research Institute, the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was found to be the NA subtype and was confirmed to be the H5N1 subtype....
 
Source: https://www.maff.go.jp/j/press/syouan/douei/221214_1.html


Genetic analysis and confirmation of NA subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza suspected animal (34th case in Japan) confirmed in Kagoshima Prefecture
December 14, 2020
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Genetic analysis conducted by the Animal Health Research Institute confirmed that a suspected case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture (the 34th case in Japan) was affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza. rice field.
In addition, the NA subtype of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was identified and confirmed to be the H5N1 subtype.
1.Overview

(1) Genetic analysis conducted by the Animal Health Research Division (Note) on a suspected animal affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed at a farm in Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture (34th case in Japan, confirmed on December 11). As a result, sequences judged to be highly pathogenic were confirmed.
(2) In response to this, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries determined that the poultry in question was affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza based on the "Specific Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Prevention Guidelines for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza". .
(3) In addition, as a result of testing by the Animal Health Research Institute, the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was found to be the NA subtype and was confirmed to be the H5N1 subtype...
 
Source: https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2022121500489/

Record 1.37 M. Chickens to Be Culled at Flu-Hit Aomori Farm
Economy Dec 15, 2022 18:47 (JST)

Aomori, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)--The Aomori prefectural government started Thursday afternoon to cull all of some 1.37 million chickens raised at a poultry farm in the city of Misawa, where an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed.

The number of chickens to be slaughtered due to an avian flu outbreak is the largest ever for a single farm in Japan, according to the agriculture ministry. It is expected to take about a month to cull all of the egg-laying hens at the Misawa farm.

The latest case is the second bird flu outbreak at a farm in the northeastern Japan prefecture this season and the 35th across the country...
 
Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/12/15/national/bird-flu-cull-record/

Record 1.37 million chickens to be culled at bird flu-hit Aomori farm
JIJI
Dec 15, 2022


Aomori – The Aomori Prefectural Government on Thursday afternoon started to cull all of some 1.37 million chickens raised at a poultry farm in the city of Misawa, where an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed.

The number of chickens to be culled due to an avian flu outbreak is the largest ever for a single farm in Japan, according to the agriculture ministry. It is expected to take about a month to cull all of the egg-laying hens at the Misawa farm...
 
Source: https://www.urdupoint.com/en/world/japan-to-cull-200000-chickens-in-saitama-pre-1611600.html

Japan To Cull 200,000 Chickens In Saitama Prefecture Amid Outbreak Of Bird Flu - Reports
Fahad Shabbir Published December 17, 2022 | 11:00 AM

TOKYO (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 17th December, 2022) Almost 200,000 chickens will be culled in Japan's prefecture of Saitama, neighboring Tokyo, due to an outbreak of bird flu, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday.

On Friday, 76 dead birds were found at one of the poultry farms in the prefecture. In nine of them, genetic analysis confirmed the presence of a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza.

This is the third bird flu outbreak in the prefecture. Since Saturday morning, work has begun on the culling of birds, which will last until December 23...
 
Source: https://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/articles/-/251763

Sera no Tori flu is "H5N1 subtype" Same type as nationwide outbreaks
area
Hiroshima Administration
2022/12/20
(Last update: 2022/12/20)

Hiroshima Prefecture said on the 20th that of the two cases of bird flu that occurred at a poultry farm in Sera Town, the first virus confirmed on the 16th was a highly pathogenic " H5N1 subtype" as a result of genetic analysis. Announced. In Japan, it occurred in 21 prefectures this season. All confirmed viruses are of the same type.
 
Source: https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/local/saitama/news/20221221-OYTNT50248/

Bird flu "H5N1 subtype" detected at Fukaya poultry farm
2022/12/22 05:00

The prefectural government announced on the 21st that the bird flu virus detected in chickens at a poultry farm in Fukaya City was confirmed to be a highly pathogenic "H5N1 subtype" with a high fatality rate. It was found by genetic analysis by a national institution.

Approximately 194,000 chickens raised at this poultry farm are subject to culling, the highest number in the prefecture so far. About 77% (about 150,000) of the birds had been culled as of noon on the 21st, and the prefectural government said, "We want to complete everything by the 23rd as planned."...
 
Source: https://www.sanyonews.jp/article/1345934

Misaki's bird flu is also H5N1 subtype Okayama Prefecture announcement, same as Kurashiki's three cases
Okayama Prefectural Office
Okayama Prefecture announced on the 26th that it was the highly pathogenic "H5N1 subtype" virus that was detected in the prefecture's fourth case of bird flu this season, which occurred at a duck farm in Misaki Town, Okayama Prefecture.

　According to the prefectural government, the H5N1 subtype is the same type as the bird flu that was confirmed in succession at three poultry farms in Kurashiki from October to November. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is investigating the infection route.

　Infection was confirmed on the 19th of this month at a duck farm in Misaki Town. About 18,000 birds were euthanized by the prefecture, and on the 24th, quarantine measures such as disinfection of breeding houses were completed.

(Updated at 19:10 on December 26, 2022)
 
Source: https://www.ktn.co.jp/news/detail.php?id=20221227006

Avian influenza in Sasebo City confirmed as highly pathogenic H5N1 subtype [Nagasaki Prefecture]
December 27, 2022 18:30

Nagasaki Prefecture has announced that the H5N1 subtype has been confirmed as a result of testing of the highly pathogenic avian influenza suspected animal confirmed in Sasebo City on December 22nd.

Epidemic prevention work at the poultry farm where the outbreak occurred has already been completed.

The prefectural government is calling out that there is no risk of humans being infected with avian influenza even if they eat chicken and eggs.
 
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