High-Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed at Gyeongju Laying Hen Farm... 210,000 Nearby Chickens Culled

On the 2nd, access to a layer farm in Gongseong-myeon, Sangju-si, Gyeongbuk, where highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) was confirmed, is being restricted.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Chunhee Lee] A highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) outbreak has occurred at a laying hen farm in Cheonbuk-myeon, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do.

Gyeongsangbuk-do announced on the 26th that samples collected from the suspected highly pathogenic AI outbreak at the laying hen farm in Gyeongju tested positive for the H5N8 strain of highly pathogenic AI after detailed examination.

The farm is located 2.1 km away from the site where highly pathogenic AI was detected in wild birds on the 2nd. It raises 8,000 laying hens, and due to a recent increase in mortality, a report was filed with authorities the previous day.

Quarantine authorities are currently restricting access to the affected farm and plan to cull 208,000 chickens raised within a 3 km radius as a preventive measure. Additionally, surveillance and testing are being conducted at farms within a 10 km radius, and movement restrictions have been imposed for 30 days.

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