Japan has confirmed an outbreak of a highly pathogenic avian influenza strain at a chicken farm in Asahi City, Chiba Prefecture, marking the second poultry farm infection of this season.
On 13 Nov 2026 GMT+7, the Japan Times website reported that Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries confirmed the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a chicken farm in Asahi City, Chiba Prefecture.
The report states that this detection is the second avian influenza outbreak in a poultry farm in Japan this season, following the first outbreak at a chicken farm in Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, last Thursday. However, the original report did not disclose the number of affected chickens, disease control measures, or further investigation details.
Source: Japan Times