Highly pathogenic AI antigen detected at a poultry farm in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi... Quarantine measures strengthened

(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Jeon Jae-hoon = The Central Headquarters for the Management of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) announced on the 15th that HPAI antigens were confirmed in a laying hen farm (housing over 135,000 birds) in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province. This is the first case of HPAI in laying hen farms during the 2025-2026 winter season. Previously, HPAI outbreaks occurred in poultry farms in Gyeonggi Province (Paju, Hwaseong, Pyeongtaek) and Gwangju Metropolitan City. The laying hen farm in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, where HPAI was detected this time, is located within the quarantine zone (within 3 km) of a broiler breeder farm in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, where HPAI had previously occurred. The Central Headquarters for the Management of HPAI deployed an initial response team to the farm to control access and carry out culling and epidemiological investigations to prevent further spread. To prevent the spread of HPAI, a temporary suspension of movement ...