Highly pathogenic avian influenza detected in wild swans in Cheongju Byeoncheon Stream

Published 2025년 11월 14일

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(Cheongju=Yonhap News) Reporter Cheon Gyeong-hwan = Cheongju City announced on the 14th that the highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) virus (H5N1) was detected in a wild duck sample captured at Byeongcheon Stream in Ochang-eup, prompting emergency disease control measures.

The city captured the wild duck as part of surveillance activities to prevent the spread of AI.

The city has set up a disease control zone within a 10 km radius of the capture site and has imposed movement restrictions until the 25th.

There are 6 farms within the disease control zone, raising 99,000 poultry.

On the 11th, H5 type AI antigen was detected in a mallard sample captured at Miho River.

Currently, a detailed test to determine high pathogenicity is underway, with results expected in 4 to 5 days.

The city is strengthening disease control, including disinfection, to prevent the entry of AI into poultry farms. kw@yna.co.kr

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(Cheongju=Yonhap News) Reporter Cheon Gyeong-hwan = Cheongju City announced on the 14th that the highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) virus (H5N1) was detected in a wild duck sample captured at Byeongcheon Stream in Ochang-eup, prompting emergency disease control measures. The city captured the wild duck as part of surveillance activities to prevent the spread of AI. The city has designated a 10-kilometer radius around the capture site as a disease control area, imposing a movement restriction until the 25th. There are six farms within the disease control area, raising a total of 99,000 poultry. On the 11th, an H5 type AI antigen was detected in a mallard sample captured at Miho River. Currently, ...
Source: Yna

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