nov 28 2016
More than 1 million chickens and ducks have been culled because of suspected bird flu outbreaks.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said on Sunday some 513,000 chickens and 489,000 ducks have been culled since Nov. 16, when suspected infections of the highly pathogenic H5N6 AI virus were first reported.
Hundreds of thousands more may have to be killed in the coming weeks.
The ministry has confirmed an outbreak at a duck farm in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province that was first reported last Wednesday.
Bird flu has been reported in nice areas in the Jeolla, Chungcheong and Gyeonggi provinces so far.
More than 1 million chickens and ducks have been culled because of suspected bird flu outbreaks.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said on Sunday some 513,000 chickens and 489,000 ducks have been culled since Nov. 16, when suspected infections of the highly pathogenic H5N6 AI virus were first reported.
Hundreds of thousands more may have to be killed in the coming weeks.
The ministry has confirmed an outbreak at a duck farm in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province that was first reported last Wednesday.
Bird flu has been reported in nice areas in the Jeolla, Chungcheong and Gyeonggi provinces so far.
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