全国養鶏場、一斉消毒　鳥インフル拡大受け関係閣僚会議

　西日本の養鶏場で致死率の高い高病原性鳥インフルエンザが相次いで発生していることを受け、政府は９日、首相官邸で関係閣僚会議を開いた。さらなる感染拡大を防ぐため、できるだけ早期に全国の養鶏場で一斉に緊急消毒を実施することや、感染後の迅速な態勢づくりなどについて確認した。
　会議には加藤勝信官房長官、野上浩太郎農林水産相、武田良太総務相、岸信夫防衛相らが出席した。加藤氏は「関係府省が緊密に連携し、政府一丸となって緊張感を持って対応するようお願いしたい」と述べた。加藤氏は、全国の養鶏場について緊急消毒を一斉実施することに加え、発生が確認された際に速やかに防疫措置を講じてまん延防止を図ることなどを出席者に指示した。（2020/12/09-20:18）

The Japanese government on Wednesday affirmed plans to disinfect all chicken farms across the country as early as possible in response to the recent outbreaks of avian influenza believed to be highly pathogenic at poultry farms in western Japan.
   The policy was confirmed at a meeting of relevant cabinet ministers. Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said he wants relevant government ministries and agencies to cooperate closely to deal with the situation "with a sense of tension."
   Kato instructed participants, including agricultural minister Kotaro Nogami, internal affairs minister Ryota Takeda and Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, to promptly take measures to prevent a spread of avian influenza once an outbreak is confirmed.
   The first bird flu outbreak at a chicken farm in Japan in two years and 10 months was confirmed early last month, at a farm in Kagawa Prefecture. Later, bird flu cases were found also in the prefectures of Fukuoka, Hyogo, Miyazaki, Nara and Hiroshima.
   The number of chickens killed has exceeded two million, the largest since fiscal 2003.