The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) in South Korea has announced a ban on the import of Brazilian hatchery eggs, edible eggs, chicks, poultry meat, and poultry products effective from the 15th due to a confirmed outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a Brazilian poultry farm. The outbreak was reported to the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAPA) following the death of a breeding chicken and the confirmation of HPAI in the bird. The import ban will be applied to shipments made on or after the 15th, and tests will be conducted on quantities arriving in Korea before the ban date. There are currently 37 Brazilian chickens, totaling 844 tons, in quarantine in Korea, and they will undergo regular quarantine procedures and customs clearance, posing no infection risk due to the virus's incubation period.