Seoul, Jan 9 (IANS) South Korea has confirmed an additional case of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm, bringing the total number of cases this season to 34, officials said Friday. The latest case was found at a duck farm in Naju, about 285 kilometers south of Seoul, where some 27,000 ducks are raised, according to the Central Disaster Management Headquarters, Yonhap News Agency reported.Authorities have restricted access to the farm, begun culling the birds, and are investigati…
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Seoul, Jan 5 (IANS) The South Korean government will implement a set of special quarantine measures this month to prevent the further spread of avian influenza (AI), officials said on Monday. The Central Disaster Management Headquarters (CDMH) said 30 cases of highly contagious AI have been confirmed at poultry farms and 22 cases among wild birds since the cold season started.In particular, three strains of bird flu viruses — H5N1, H5N6 and H5N9 — have been reported this winter, marking the fi…
Tokyo, Dec 30 (IANS) Japan’s agriculture ministry said on Tuesday that it has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm in Saitama Prefecture, marking the country’s 12th outbreak this season and the first case in the greater Tokyo area.The affected farm is located in Ranzan Town, Saitama, north of Tokyo, which raises about 240,000 egg-laying chickens, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.The greater Tokyo area…
Tokyo, Dec 29 (IANS) Japan’s agriculture ministry said on Monday that genetic testing has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a farm in Hokkaido Prefecture, marking the 11th bird flu outbreak in the country this season.According to a statement released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the outbreak occurred at a poultry farm in Yuni Town, Hokkaido, leading to the culling of over 6,000 egg-laying chickens.In accordance with relevant guidelines, all …
Seoul, Dec 27 (IANS) South Korea has confirmed two additional cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza at poultry farms, bringing the total number of cases this season to 24, officials said on Saturday.The latest case was found at a chicken farm the county of Yeongam, 380 kilometers south of Seoul, earlier in the day, which raises about 33,000 chickens, according to the Central Disaster Management Headquarters, reports Yonhap news agency.On late Friday, the city of Asan, around 85 km south of …
Seoul, Dec 24 (IANS) South Korea reported new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza at three poultry farms Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases this season to 21.The cases were found at a chicken farm in Anseong, about 65 kilometres south of Seoul, a duck farm in the southwestern county of Gochang and another duck farm in the southwestern city of Naju, according to the Central Disaster Management Headquarters, Yonhap news agency reported.Authorities have restricted entry to the far…
Tokyo, Dec 24 (IANS) Japan’s agriculture ministry said on Wednesday that genetic testing has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a farm in Kyoto Prefecture, marking the ninth bird flu outbreak in the country this season.According to a statement released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the outbreak occurred at a poultry farm in Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, which raises approximately 280,000 egg-laying chickens.Local authorities received a repor…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 23 (IANS) Kerala has reported a fresh outbreak of avian influenza, with the highly contagious viral disease confirmed in Alappuzha and Kottayam districts, triggering emergency containment measures by multiple government departments. What has shaken the farmers and others equally is the fact that this has occurred at the peak season of Christmas, as it’s during this period that sales of poultry peak, with farmers stocking more than the usual.The confirmation came after sam…