South Korea - Detection of H5N6 AI Virus in Wild Bird Feces in South Chungcheong Province (near Seoul) - December 22, 2017

[sharon sanders]

2017-12-22 17:11:00

The Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Livestock (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries) announced on July 12, 2009 that the wildlife samples collected from Cheonan (Pungcheon) The H5N6 strain of AI virus * was detected on 12.22 days and the anti-virus measures were taken according to the AI Emergency Action Guideline (SOP). For the 10km radius of the detection center, the "Wild Bird Watching Area" ** was set up for 21 days to control and sterilize poultry and breeding birds in the area. In addition, poultry farmers, migratory birds, And the local governments have taken preventive measures such as disinfection every day by collectively using anti-pollution vehicles such as wide-area sprayers. * It will take 1 day to check whether the disease is highly pathogenic ** Prospect (clinical test or overhaul) of poultry farming house (No. 205, about 4,079) within 10 km of AI detection point in Pungseido (Chungcheon)

Detection of H5N6 type AI virus in the wild bird feces in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do (12.22, at distribution) .hwp

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