A severe outbreak of avian influenza H5N1 has been reported at a laying hen farm in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, marking the 43rd case in the 2024-2025 epidemic season across South Korea. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters is responding by dispatching a team to the affected farm and implementing measures such as access control, culling, and epidemiological investigation. The incident has prompted concerns about the potential widespread impact on other farms, with authorities calling for vigilance and emphasizing the importance of quarantine management. This disaster has led to the culling of 1.69 million laying hens so far this month, accounting for 2.2% of the country's total laying hen population, but the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs does not anticipate significant disruptions to the egg supply.