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…
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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…