AI antigen detected in succession at laying hen farms… Chungbuk Cheongju farm ‘emergency’

Published Mar 20, 2025

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A laying hen farm in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, has tested positive for H5-type avian influenza (AI) antigen, potentially marking it as the 40th case since October 2024. A total of 39 cases have already been confirmed in domestic poultry farms, with the highly pathogenicity of this strain yet to be determined. In response, an initial response team has been dispatched, and a 24-hour 'Standstill' order has been issued to prevent the virus from spreading. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters is urging farmers to report any symptoms and is reminding the public to follow quarantine rules to prevent the spread of the virus.

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H5-type avian influenza (AI) antigen was detected at a laying hen farm in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. If confirmed as highly pathogenic, it will be the 40th case since October 29, 2024. 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 H5-type AI antigen was confirmed at a laying hen farm in Cheongju. The farm in question raises 54,000 laying hens, and the highly pathogenicity of the AI antigen will be determined within 1-3 days. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters explained that if H5-type antigen is detected, there is a high possibility that it will be judged as highly pathogenic, so they deployed an initial response team to the farm in accordance with the ‘AI Quarantine Implementation Guidelines’ and ‘AI Emergency Action Guidelines (SOP)’ and took measures such as access control, culling, and ...

Source: Nongmin