S. Korea culls nearly 22 mln poultry amid bird flu outbreaks
22:51 January 25, 2021
(ATTN: UPDATES with latest confirmed case of highly pathogenic bird flu in paras 2-3)
By Kang Yoon-seung
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's agricultural ministry said Monday it has completed destruction of 21.7 million poultry since late November to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic bird flu at farms.
The total number of confirmed cases of the H5N8 strain of avian influenza here reached 73 on the previous day, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
The latest case was traced to a duck farm in Hampyeong, some 380 kilometers south of Seoul....https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210125004951320
22:51 January 25, 2021
(ATTN: UPDATES with latest confirmed case of highly pathogenic bird flu in paras 2-3)
By Kang Yoon-seung
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's agricultural ministry said Monday it has completed destruction of 21.7 million poultry since late November to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic bird flu at farms.
The total number of confirmed cases of the H5N8 strain of avian influenza here reached 73 on the previous day, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
The latest case was traced to a duck farm in Hampyeong, some 380 kilometers south of Seoul....https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210125004951320
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