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Bird flu Detected at Chicken Farm in Gyeonggi Province

POCHEON, South Korea, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – A chicken farm in Gyeonggi Province reported a suspected case of avian influenza (AI) on Wednesday, prompting quarantine officials to impose a temporary ban on poultry transportation in the region. The farm with 197,000 laying chickens in Pocheon, 45 kilometers north of Seoul, reported that about 30 birds have died since Tuesday, and the preliminary test showed that they were infected with AI, [...]

S. Korea Kills 201,000 Birds to Stem Spread of Bird Flu

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean quarantine officials have slaughtered 201,000 birds in the country’s southwestern areas to contain the spread of avian influenza, an official said Sunday. Quarantine workers culled the ducks between Nov. 18 and Friday, said an official handling the issue at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. [...]

Mixed Emotions After Virulent Strain of Avian Influenza Discovered

SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The government has shut down Suncheon Bay and the surrounding area for an indefinite period after the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced yesterday that bird droppings containing a highly pathogenic form of avian influenza had been discovered. Roads leading to and around the popular tourist location [...]

Korea Struggles to Contain Bird Flu

EUMSEONG, South Korea, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Thousands of chickens and ducks infected with the H5N6 bird flu virus at farms in South Jeolla and North Chungcheong provinces were culled over the weekend. The virus has rapidly spread in the region, according to officials, killing dozens of birds since the outbreak. Some 250,000 birds [...]