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title: "Japan confirms the first avian influenza outbreak in 2026"
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description: "On January 2, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan announced that a highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak occurred at a poultry farm in Miyazaki Prefecture. This is the first avian influenza outbreak in Japan in 2026 and the 13th outbreak during this avian influenza epidemic season in Japan. (CCTV)"
datetime: "2026-01-02T09:34:30.000Z"
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# Japan confirms the first avian influenza outbreak in 2026

On January 2, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan announced that a highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak occurred at a poultry farm in Miyazaki Prefecture. This is the first avian influenza outbreak in Japan in 2026 and the 13th outbreak during this avian influenza epidemic season in Japan. (CCTV)

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