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240,000 Birds Culled From Farm in Hyogo Prefecture After Bird Flu Test Positive (Kyodo News)

Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 16th that a suspected case of highly pathogenic avian influenza that occurred at a laying hen farm in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture, had tested positive for the virus. This is the seventh case nationwide this season. The prefecture has begun culling approximately 240,000 chickens being raised at the farm. According to the prefecture, a cull was carried out from the farm on the morning of the 15th.
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Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 16th that a suspected case of highly pathogenic avian influenza that occurred at a laying hen farm in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture, had tested positive for the virus. This is the seventh case nationwide this season. The prefecture has begun culling approximately 240,000 chickens being raised at the farm. According to the prefecture, a cull was carried out from the farm on the morning of the 15th.

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熊本日日新聞社 broke the news in on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
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