AI Confirmed at Yeoju Laying Hen Farm... "31st Domestic Farm Case"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunseok Yoo] A highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) case has been confirmed at a laying hen farm in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province.

The Central Avian Influenza Countermeasures Headquarters (CAC) announced on the 29th that after receiving a suspicious report of deaths at the farm, tests were conducted at the Gyeonggi Animal Hygiene Laboratory. As a result, H5 type AI antigen was detected, and further detailed tests confirmed it to be highly pathogenic.

This is the 31st confirmed case of highly pathogenic AI at domestic poultry farms and experience farms, and the 4th case in Yeoju alone.

Previously, Yeoju City carried out preventive culling at the farm where the AI antigen was detected and at two farms within a 500-meter radius.

Poultry farms within a 10 km radius will have movement restrictions for 30 days and undergo comprehensive AI testing.

All poultry farms in Yeoju, the affected area, will have movement restrictions for 7 days.

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