Gunma Prefecture Orders Emergency Disinfection at 462 Farms Amid Bird Flu Outbreaks.

Breaking News "Gunma Prefecture."
By Isesaki FM's AI.

On the 10th, Gunma Prefecture issued an emergency disinfection order to 462 farms raising chickens and other animals within the prefecture, following successive outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Hokkaido and Niigata. The order is based on the Livestock Infectious Diseases Prevention Act and requires the spraying of quicklime and disinfectants. According to the prefecture, a total of four cases have occurred in Hokkaido and Niigata since October 22nd this season. There were no outbreaks at poultry farms in the prefecture last year.