18.08.2005

Japan has found a new case of avian influenza in a farm in Konosu, Tokyo's neighboring Saitama Prefecture in east Japan.
Several chickens on a farm in Saitama prefecture, west of the capital, tested positive for the H5 type of avian influenza, but studies are still being made to determine the subtype.
Several other farms in the neighbourhood later also reported cases of the same strain. Following guidelines, all 98,300 chickens on the farm in Saitama will be slaughtered, and restrictions will be placed on the movement of eggs and chickens in a 5-kilometre radius around the farm to prevent the virus from spreading.