We are now slowly heading into February, widely regarded by many as the coldest time of year in Japan. Unfortunately, this ...
As an unusually strong wave of flu infections spreads across Japan this winter, experts have shared tips with the Mainichi ...
Japan reports a record-breaking surge in influenza cases, with 317,812 patients recorded in late December 2024, marking the highest levels since 1999. The Ministry of Health attributes the spike to ...
Two of the three chicken farms are in the city of Handa and the other is in the city of Tokoname. The quail farm is located ...
The country's reported flu cases rose by more than 50% to 317,812 during the week of Dec. 23-29, which Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases says is three times the amount from a year ago.
So far in January, as many as 13 bird flu cases have been confirmed at chicken farms across the country, including multiple ...
Japanese authorities have begun culling another 50,000 chickens following the confirmation of a bird flu outbreak at a poultry farm in the northern Iwate region. This marks the 19th outbreak of ...
Japan's medical institutions dealing with emergency patients are struggling with the spread of influenza as their beds are often filled to capacity.
Japan has an egg-laying flock of around 185 million hens and a broiler population of 138 million, according to the ministry of agriculture. Related News South Korea confirms H5N8 bird flu in wild ...
Cases of flu often rise in the winter in Japan and elsewhere, but some countries have seen large jumps in cases recently including in France and Britain. Australia logged more than 350,000 ...
Jan. 9 (UPI) --Influenza is affecting hundreds of thousands of people in Japan and rising rapidly among that nation's population of 124.5 million and overwhelming many healthcare providers and ...