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Prefectural staff enter chicken coop to kill chickens raised in response to avian influenza outbreak = in Isumi City (provided by the prefecture)
On the 24th, at a chicken farm in the city of Isumi, an outbreak of avian influenza, which appears to be highly pathogenic, was confirmed and colleagues from the prefecture said: “Will it spread to other farmers?” There were a series of restless voices. The prefecture, which faces new challenges after the new corona virus, will take epidemic prevention measures to contain it. (Hideki Nakatani, Toshi Yamaguchi)
The number of chicken farms that have been produced is the largest in Japan, and the number of chickens that have been decided to kill is 1,160,000, which is the largest number ever recorded in Japan. Of the approximately 12 million breeder chickens raised in the prefecture, this company raised approximately 2 million. Since chicken eggs produced outside the prefecture are also distributed within the prefecture, a person in charge of the Prefectural Livestock Division said, “It will not affect the supply of chicken eggs immediately.”
The outbreak in the prefecture has been since March 2017. At the chicken farm where avian influenza broke out, the door was locked, guards checked visitors and a strict alert was placed.
The prefecture has established disinfection points for livestock-related vehicles in five surrounding areas. At the Onyado Town Hall, which is the closest to the chicken farm, a contractor commissioned by the prefecture disinfected the vehicle.
According to the seller, a car arrived at 5pm and carefully disinfected the tires and bodywork with a chlorine-based disinfectant.
A woman who runs another chicken farm in Isumi city said: “I am afraid it is the same as the new corona virus and I cannot see it. It would be a problem if the virus entered my chicken farm, not for every person.” . Hideaki Matsuki (64), general secretary of the Chicken Breeding Subcommittee of the Prefectural Agricultural Association, was concerned because “not only the damage caused by the rumors but also the spread to other chicken farms in the prefecture.”
On the 24th, the prefecture held a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters, and Governor Kensaku Morita instructed staff that “all agencies must take all possible measures to ensure containment with a prompt initial response.” Yasuhiro Harin, Vice Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, who visited the prefecture, said in a meeting with the governor: “Chiba is a ‘great chicken-raising prefecture.’ We have to investigate the cause so that it can only be stopped at this farm”.
