South Korea: Detected AI antigen in duck farms in Jangheung following Gangjin Bay and Suncheon Bay

(Muan = Yonhap News) Reporter Jeong Hoe-seong = H5-type avian influenza (AI) antigen was detected in a bird carcass test at a duck farm in Jangheung following Gangjin Bay and Suncheon Bay in Jeollanam-do. According to South Jeolla Province on the 16th, the H5 type AI antigen was confirmed in the carcasses of ducks raised on a farm in Busan-myeon, Jangheung-gun. At this farm, which raises 10,500 ducks for meat, a mass death occurred two days ago on the 14th. 574,000 poultry, including 368,000 chickens and 206,000 ducks, are raised in 22 farms within 10km of the nearby area, including Boseong and Gangjin. The test to confirm whether or not it is highly pathogenic takes 1 to 3 days. South Jeolla Province dispatched an initial response team to control access to the farm where the outbreak occurred and intensively disinfected nearby roads. Preventive culling of 71,000 ducks, including ducks, was carried out at five farms within 1 km, including the farm where the outbreak occurred. ...