According to public broadcaster NHK, this is the fourth large bird farm in the southern Kagawa prefecture to be placed under quarantine with a ban on exporting any foodstuffs in November alone.
The highly pathogenic H5 flu was first detected at a bird farm near Kagawa’s city Mitoyo, where nearly 4,000 chickens died between November 1 and 4, the broadcaster reported.
This was the first detection of avian flu in over two years and has led to the culling of over 11,000 birds so far.