Japan confirms 1st bird flu of season in Kyoto, to cull 200,000 birds

Japan has ‌confirmed its first bird flu case of the season at a poultry farm ‌in Kyoto prefecture, a government ‌spokesperson said on Thursday.

The avian influenza has killed 14 birds at the farm ⁠in ​Kameoka ⁠city in western Japan, the farm ministry said. ⁠The country has begun culling ​about 200,000 chickens there after testing confirmed ⁠the virus. "The government is asking poultry ⁠farmers ​to make sure they follow strict hygiene," Chief Cabinet Secretary ⁠Minoru Kihara said.

The ministry did not ⁠say ⁠which strain of the virus was confirmed.