Japan’s worst bird flu outbreak on record spread to new farms

Japan’s worst bird flu outbreak on record spread to new farms and now affects more than 20% of the country’s 47 prefectures, with officials ordering cullings after more poultry deaths.

The outbreak in Japan & neighbouring South Korea is 1 of 2 distinct #H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) epidemics hitting poultry in eastern Asia & Europe.

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https://www.reuters.com/article/health-birdflu-japan/bird-flu-spreads-to-10th-japanese-prefecture-idUSL4N2IU0NM