Prevent Farm Damage... Changwon City Launches Full-Scale Defense Against Highly Pathogenic AI

Changwon City in Gyeongnam Province is intensifying quarantine efforts centered around the Jinjeoncheon area, where highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) was confirmed.

On the 11th, the city announced that emergency quarantine measures are being implemented following the confirmation of H5N6 avian influenza infection in some wild birds captured at Jinjeoncheon in Jinjeon-myeon, Masanhappo-gu on the 10th.

A disinfection vehicle is spraying disinfectant near Jinjeoncheon in Masanhappo-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam.
[Photo by Changwon Special City Hall]

In the Jinjeoncheon area, emergency intensive disinfection is being carried out using quarantine vehicles, and two joint quarantine teams are providing daily disinfection support to nearby small-scale poultry farms to eliminate pathogens.

A movement restriction order for vehicles and people has been issued to 259 farms raising poultry such as chickens and ducks within a 10 km radius of the outbreak area.

Kim Jonghaek, Director of the Agricultural Technology Center, said, “Strict compliance with quarantine rules and disinfection are the only ways to prevent the spread of the avian influenza virus to poultry farms,” adding, “We hope that all efforts will be made to protect farms from damage by thoroughly implementing farm quarantine.”

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