Suspected case of highly pathogenic AI at a farm in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea

Published 2021년 12월 11일

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A suspected case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) has been confirmed at a laying hen farm in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, with results pending for confirmation of high pathogenicity. The farm houses around 54,000 laying hens and is located near three other hen farms, raising a total of 286,000 chickens. The Central Accident Control Headquarters is conducting an examination and implementing quarantine measures such as access control, preventive slaughter, and epidemiological investigation to prevent the spread of AI.

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Young-seop = Avian influenza (AI) Central Accident Control Headquarters announced on the 11th that a suspected case of highly pathogenic AI was confirmed at a laying hen farm in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do. Currently, the quarantine headquarters is conducting a detailed examination, and high pathogenicity is expected to be determined in 1 to 3 days. This farm raises about 54,000 laying hens, and it is 3.8 km away from a hen farm in Cheonan, where highly pathogenic AI was confirmed on the 3rd. There are also four more laying hen farms within a 500-meter radius of the farm. A total of 286,000 chickens are raised at these four locations. Immediately after a suspected case is confirmed, the Heavy Water Headquarters has been implementing quarantine measures such as farm access control, preventive slaughter, and epidemiological investigation. “Please thoroughly implement ...

Source: Yna