Overview
- Genetic testing confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm in Eniwa after an initial rapid screening flagged the case.
- The Eniwa infection is the second confirmed poultry-farm outbreak in Japan this season following the Shiraoi incident.
- Prefectural authorities plan large-scale culling and disposal at the Eniwa site covering roughly 236,000 birds.
- Hokkaido announced that biosecurity operations at the Shiraoi egg farm have been completed, concluding work tied to the cull of about 450,000 birds.
- Officials emphasize the two-step testing protocol—on-site rapid tests followed by laboratory genetic confirmation—to manage detections and trigger containment.