SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean authorities said Friday that they are examining whether two cats found dead earlier this week were infected with a recently discovered virulent strain of avian influenza. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said they’ve so [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s historic bird flu outbreak has led to the culling of over 28 million poultry. And while officials are struggling to secure the necessary manpower for the mass culling efforts, the military has so far been reluctant to offer a hand by mobilizing its troops to help out with [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – It has been over 40 days since the first report of suspected bird flu. So far, officials have culled over 27 million poultry, the largest number the country has yet to see, and although the outbreak is now showing signs of alleviation with fewer AI reports coming in, the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s big data system for infectious diseases has failed to help prevent the spread of the country’s latest avian influenza (AI) outbreak due to its alarming pace, sources said Tuesday. The country is reeling from its worst ever bird flu outbreak this winter, slaughtering more than 22 million [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government said Friday that it will make full efforts to control rising living costs largely driven by the worst outbreak of avian influenza here and a gain in oil prices. At an emergency economic response team meeting chaired by Vice Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok in Seoul, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – With South Korea struggling to contain a record-breaking bird flu outbreak that has so far led to the culling of close to 20 million poultry, it may be only a matter of time until the country suffers a critical egg crisis. Lotte Mart, a discount store chain, began limiting [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The unrelenting avian influenza virus, which has so far resulted in the culling of almost 20 million poultry, has even spread to Korean animal welfare-certified farms – farms that breed animals in larger open spaces or make use of organic feed – causing greater concerns over the biggest AI [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is set to face record damage from the latest outbreak of avian influenza (AI) with more than 10 percent of all poultry here already slaughtered for infection or in preventive measures, a report suggested Tuesday. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, over 19.9 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – A different type of avian influenza (AI) has been discovered in the country, the government said Sunday, as it intensifies efforts to contain its spread. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said a new H5N8 strain of the bird flu was detected at a chicken farm located [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The first snowstorm of this winter, on Wednesday, was bad news for a lot of the residents and travelers in the affected regions, but for AI quarantine officials, who have been struggling to contain the nationwide H5N6 virus, it was a pleasant omen. More than 14 million poultry have [...]