H5 Avian Influenza Antigen Detected at Dokyejang, Sangju-si, Gyeongbuk

On the 14th, a suspected native chicken case was reported in Gyeongsan... Gyeongsan City culls about 2,400 birds as a preventive measure

Dogyejang. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Gyeongsangbuk-do announced on the 15th that H5 subtype avian influenza (AI) antigen was detected in poultry shipped to a slaughterhouse located in Sangju on the 14th.

The poultry was shipped from a broiler farm located in Gumi City, and an inspector from the Animal Hygiene Testing Laboratory conducted a pre-slaughter rapid test on live birds, which tested positive.

The broiler farm in Gumi City raises 23,000 birds. Within a 3 km radius, Farm No. 2 raises 37,000 birds, and within a 10 km radius, Farm No. 11 raises 662,000 birds.

Immediately after the report, the initial response team from the Animal Hygiene and Quarantine Support Headquarters was dispatched to the slaughterhouse and the shipping farm to control the site, and the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency is currently testing for high pathogenicity. The test is expected to take 1 to 2 days.

Gyeongbuk Province has completely suspended slaughtering at the slaughterhouse, implemented access control for people and vehicles, and carried out thorough disinfection and other quarantine measures. If the detailed test confirms high pathogenic avian influenza, poultry raised within a 3 km radius of the affected farm will be culled.

In Sangju, on the 2nd of this month, chickens at a layer farm were confirmed to have high pathogenic AI, and 559,000 chickens and quails from five farms, including the affected farm, were culled.

Meanwhile, on the same day, the 14th, a suspected case was reported in native chickens in Gyeongsan, but H9 subtype avian influenza was detected. Although the possibility of high pathogenicity is low, Gyeongsan City proactively culled 2,403 poultry within a 3 km radius, according to Gyeongbuk Province.

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