South Korea: Highly pathogenic avian influenza at Gimpo laying hen farm, the first outbreak in Gyeonggi

Published 2024년 12월 22일

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A severe outbreak of avian influenza has been reported at a laying hen farm in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, marking the first case in this region this winter. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters has confirmed the outbreak, making it the 13th case in the country and the 8th since December. Approximately 75,000 ducks raised for meat at the farm are affected. In response, an initial response team has been dispatched, and a 'Temporary Movement Stop Order' has been issued for chicken farms, slaughterhouses, and other livestock facilities in the Gyeonggi and Incheon regions to prevent the spread of the disease. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is taking additional measures to manage large-scale laying hen farms and complexes to minimize further spread.

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) has broken out at a laying hen farm in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province. This is the first outbreak in the Gyeonggi region since this fall. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters for Highly Pathogenic AI (Director Song Mi-ryeong, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs) announced on the 20th that the Gyeonggi Animal Sanitation Testing Laboratory confirmed highly pathogenic AI during a preliminary inspection of the farm. This is the 13th case nationwide this winter and the 8th since December. The farm in question was found to be raising approximately 75,000 ducks for meat. Previously, ▲October 29, Gangwon Donghae laying hen farm ▲November 7, Chungbuk Eumseong meat duck farm ▲November 17, Incheon Ganghwa meat breeding chicken farm ▲November 24, Jeollanam Yeongam small native chicken farm ▲November 25, Chungnam Seosan meat duck farm ▲December 2, Jeollanam Gangjin meat duck farm ▲〃 Sejong laying hen farm ▲December 5, ...

Source: Nongmin