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

Rachel Maddow reports on the damage aleady being done by the bird flu outbreak and how Donald Trump's freeze on communication ...

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 ...

A senior agriculture ministry official. A spike in avian flu cases in January in Aichi and Chiba prefectures is alarming the agriculture ministry and raising concerns about egg prices remaining high.

Japan reported first bird flu outbreak of the season in October 2024 after several chickens were found dead at a poultry farm in Hokkaido. After the detection of the highly pathogenic strain of ...

He called for quick reporting of any abnormalities. This season, a total of 39 bird flu outbreaks had occurred in 14 prefectures across the country as of Monday noon, with about 6.93 million birds ...

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

TOKYO, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Japan is experiencing a surge of avian influenza outbreaks, with approximately 5 million chickens and other birds culled across five prefectures this month. The Ministry ...

According to the latest data from the USDA, the number of birds affected by cases spiked over the last three months. That change is creating a shortage of chickens, and a lack of eggs as a result.

Bird flu has been spreading rapidly at poultry farms around Japan, causing concerns with the agriculture ministry and others that it's a factor in the sharp rise of egg prices. Nearly 5 million ...

Tokyo - Japan’s much-loved “tonkatsu” pork cutlets come with a mound of freshly shredded cabbage, but a surge in the price of the humble vegetable has prompted chef Katsumi Shinagawa to skimp on ...