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Different Type of AI Discovered

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 [...]

S. Korea Confirms Avian Influenza in Dog at Affected Farm

SEJONG, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea confirmed a rare case of avian influenza (AI) in a dog Monday, the first of its kind in nearly a year. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the animal disease has been confirmed in one of three dogs at a duck farm where [...]