In contrast to the lockdowns imposed in many countries around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Japanese ...

A recent bout of bird flu has helped push egg prices toward record highs after heat waves last summer reduced production.

As an unusually strong wave of flu infections spreads across Japan this winter, experts have shared tips with the Mainichi ...

Bird flu outbreaks at multiple poultry farms across Japan from the end of 2024 to the beginning of this year are raising ...

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 ...

We are now slowly heading into February, widely regarded by many as the coldest time of year in Japan. Unfortunately, this ...

Japan faces a surge in bird flu cases, implementing measures to control the spread and protect poultry industry and public health. Japan is facing a rise in avian influenza (bird flu) outbreaks ...

Japan's medical institutions dealing with emergency patients are struggling with the spread of influenza as their beds are often filled to capacity.

With confirmation of a new highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) farm outbreak an almost daily occurrence in Japan over the past few weeks, fears are being voiced about a looming egg shortage in ...

The team found that animals that had the virus inoculated directly into their lungs became severely ill, whereas animals that ...