The worst-ever bird flu outbreak in Japan has destroyed its poultry herds, sending egg costs skyrocketing. There is no longer enough area to bury dead chickens. This season, more than 17 million birds have been killed across the country.

Japan has no land to bury dead chickens amid worst-ever bird flu outbreak

After Indore, bird flu has been confirmed as the cause of mass death of crows in Mandsaur and Agar Malwa districts of Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Tuesday.

Bird flu confirmed in dead crows found in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur and Agar Malwa districts 

Japan’s worst bird flu outbreak on record spread to new farms this week and has been found in around a quarter of the country’s 47 prefectures, with officials ordering more cullings.

Bird flu spreads to one-fourth of Japan's prefectures

Japanese authorities have said that they detected a new outbreak of bird flu in a chicken farm in Fukuoka prefecture. Also Read: Dutch cull almost 200,000 chickens after bird flu outbreak Earlier, chickens with avian flu were detected in Mitoyo city after authorities found the presence of several dead chickens in farms.

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Japan has no land to bury dead chickens amid worst-ever bird flu outbreak

Bird flu confirmed in dead crows found in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur and Agar Malwa districts

Bird flu spreads to one-fourth of Japan's prefectures

Japan's bird flu outbreak spreads, pathogenic avian influenza confirmed

Bird flu in Japan, 19,000 chickens culled