Japan, flu cases

Recent record flu cases in Japan overwhelm hospitals and drugmakers
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 drugmakers.
Japan’s flu outbreak hits record high amid winter surge
By bno - Tokyo bureau Japan has seen a dramatic spike in flu cases, reaching the highest levels since record-keeping began in 1999. According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, influenza cases across the country surged to a staggering 317,
Japan's health ministry reports record-high flu cases
In the week through Dec. 29, the total number of reported flu cases was nearly three times the number from the same period in 2023.
Biggest Flu Outbreak In 25 Years Hits Japan
Japan in the last week of December experienced the biggest influenza outbreak since comparable data became available 25 years ago, health authorities said Thursday.
19th bird flu outbreak: Japan culls 50,000 chickens
The agriculture ministry said the outbreak was confirmed after the farm reported increasing deaths among its chickens
Japan begins culling after bird flu outbreak hits farm
Japanese authorities have started culling around 50,000 chickens after a bird flu outbreak was reported at a farm in the northern Iwate region. This is the 19th such incident this season, Japan's Agriculture Ministry said.
Influenza in Japan jumps to highest level since 1999
Influenza is surging in Japan, with the average number of cases per medical institution the highest since current ...
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Flu Season: Is 2024-25 A Particularly Bad Year?
In Japan, you’d have to say yes. AFP reports that the country saw its biggest flu outbreak in 25 years at the end of December ...
Bird flu outbreaks strike Japan farms; about 50,000 chickens being culled
Japanese authorities began culling some 50,000 chickens on Sunday after a bird flu outbreak at a farm in the northern Iwate ...
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Number of chickens culled in Japan soars to 1.7m amid bird flu outbreak
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 ...
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Bird Flu Outbreaks Strike Japan Farms
It is the 19th bird flu outbreak of the season in Japan, the agriculture ministry said. The latest farm reported increasing deaths of fowl, and test results confirmed Sunday that bird flu was ...
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Japan's health ministry reports record-high flu cases in late December
In the week through Dec. 29, the total number of reported flu cases was nearly three times the number from the same period in ...