Avian Influenza at 'Severe' Level... Chuncheon City Mobilizes Full Effort Against 'Highly Pathogenic AI'

Strengthening Quarantine Measures Including Dedicated Poultry Farm Monitoring System Operation

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Chuncheon City in Gangwon Province has launched an all-out response as the risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) inflow increases. Currently, the avian influenza crisis alert is at the 'severe' level.

The city stated on the 13th, "Recently, highly pathogenic avian influenza has occurred nationwide in poultry farms and wild birds in Jeonbuk, Chungnam, Gyeongbuk, and Gyeonggi," adding, "We will thoroughly operate a dedicated management system for poultry farms."

The poultry farm management system is a system that assigns a person in charge for each commercial-scale poultry farm to manage quarantine measures such as disinfection.

The person in charge for each farm manages the construction of a quicklime belt around the farm entrance road for farm blocking quarantine, daily cleaning and disinfection of the farmyard, changing boots when entering the livestock shed, compliance with hand disinfection, and daily disinfection inside the livestock shed.

In addition, on-site inspections will be conducted, and prompt corrective actions will be taken for insufficient farms. Farms that fail to comply will be subject to administrative measures.

Currently, the number of poultry farms designated under the Chuncheon City dedicated management system is 30, raising 490,000 birds.

A city official emphasized, "Since avian influenza causes serious damage not only to poultry farms but also to the local economy when it occurs, we hope poultry farms strictly follow quarantine rules."

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