Pohang City, AI Intensive Quarantine for Migratory Bird Habitats at Hyeongsan River and Gokgangcheon

On December 11, at a duck farm in Jangseong, Jeollanam-do, officials from the quarantine authorities are conducting culling operations due to the detection of avian influenza (AI).
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] On the 14th, Pohang City deployed drones to conduct intensive disinfection work for avian influenza (AI) prevention at migratory bird habitats such as the Hyeongsan River and Gokgang Stream.

Since the 26th of last month, highly pathogenic avian influenza has occurred at 13 layer hen and quail farms nationwide, showing signs of spreading across the country.

The Hyeongsan River, spanning Jungmyeong-ri in Yeonil-eup, Nam-gu, Pohang City, and Gangdong-myeon and Angang-eup in Gyeongju, where intensive disinfection was carried out on this day, is a migratory bird habitat with many winter migratory birds and is an important area for AI prevention.

On the 4th, highly pathogenic avian influenza antigens were detected in wild migratory bird droppings collected from Oyari, Cheonbuk-myeon. Accordingly, Pohang City and Gyeongju City have issued movement restriction orders for approximately 498,000 birds across 262 farms within a 10 km radius and are strengthening quarantine activities.

During the special AI quarantine period until February next year, Pohang City plans to carry out disinfection of poultry farms and migratory bird habitats with the support of four vehicles from the Livestock Cooperative Joint Disinfection Team.

Kim Geuk-han, director of the Pohang Agricultural Technology Center, urged, "We ask each farm to strengthen barrier quarantine by controlling entry vehicles and outsiders to prevent AI infection."

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