Japan's agriculture ministry reported highly pathogenic avian influenza at a Kyoto Prefecture poultry farm, the country's first confirmed outbreak of the season.
Broadcast 13 November 2026 · Event date 12 November 2026
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Japan's agriculture ministry reported highly pathogenic avian influenza at a Kyoto Prefecture poultry farm, the country's first confirmed outbreak of the season.
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said on November 12 that highly pathogenic avian influenza had broken out at a poultry farm in Kyoto Prefecture. This was Japan's first confirmed avian influenza outbreak of the season. According to Japanese media reports today (November 13), an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza was also confirmed today at a farm in Chiba Prefecture. Local authorities have begun culling all poultry at both farms.日本农林水产省12日说,京都府一个家禽饲养场出现高致病性禽流感。这是日本确认的本季第一起禽流感疫情。