Jeongeup-si, Full-scale Response to Prevent Spread of Highly Pathogenic AI within the Region

[Jeongeup=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil] Jeongeup City in Jeonbuk is establishing a public-private cooperative quarantine system to block the regional inflow of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) and is making every effort to contain its spread.

The city announced on the 7th that it had operated the 'AI Special Quarantine Period' from October to February, a high-risk period for highly pathogenic AI outbreaks, but has now strengthened follow-up quarantine measures as the operation period has ended.

According to the city, winter migratory birds currently residing in the country are moving northward, and although the detection of highly pathogenic AI antigens has been decreasing since late January, considering past intermittent spring outbreaks, it is a time to concentrate quarantine capabilities.

Accordingly, the city will extend the operation of two quarantine water spray trucks on roads around Dongjingang, a major migratory bird habitat, until the end of March.

In addition, intensive quarantine activities using wide-area pest control vehicles and drones will be conducted at laying hen and duck farms to prevent AI outbreak damage.

In particular, from March, as the number of duck farms participating in winter breeding restrictions and new duck stocking farms due to the lifting of quarantine zones is expected to increase, pre-stocking farm quarantine will be intensively implemented to minimize the possibility of virus infection.

A city official said, “We will maintain strict farm quarantine without letting our guard down until the winter migratory birds have completely moved north,” and urged, “Poultry farms should also strictly comply with quarantine rules such as farm disinfection.”

Jeongeup=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil gjg7070@asiae.co.kr

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