Overview
- Niigata Prefecture said genetic testing confirmed high-pathogenicity avian influenza at a Tainai City poultry farm on Nov. 4.
- The case is the third confirmed poultry-farm outbreak in Japan this season following earlier detections in Shiraoi and Eniwa in Hokkaido.
- Local authorities plan to cull birds at the affected site and implement standard movement controls and heightened biosecurity.
- The confirmation comes after late-October findings of avian influenza genes in wild birds or environmental samples reported in other prefectures.
- Officials say surveillance and monitoring are ongoing to reduce the risk to poultry operations and limit economic impact.