Japan decides to cull 77,000 chickens over new bird flu outbreak
About 77,000 chickens will be culled after a new outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu was detected in the Japanese prefecture of Tochigi.
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The Japanese government has introduced a quarantine zone within a 3-kilometer (1.9 miles) radius from the affected farm.
At the same time, a ban on the export of eggs and poultry products was introduced within a 10-kilometer range, according to local sources. (ILKHA)