South Korea - H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread - 40 farms affected

[Gert van der Hoek]

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A poultry farm in Asan, AI diagnosis

At a poultry farm in Asan, highly pathogenic avian influenza has occurred.

Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Asan eumbongmyeon to report suspected avian influenza in poultry farms in the workup sahan results come gobyeongwonseongin says H5N1 type has been confirmed.

Accordingly, the authorities quarantine the farm and surrounding farms to dispose of the chickens and ducks are buried.

Also, Chonnam Gurye and Hampyeong, duck farms in Naju and Yeongam bother to report suspected cases come in nine overhaul is underway.

Late last month, and Iksan, Cheonan, Chungnam National Avian influenza in poultry farms after having encountered yesterday (7 days) of the duck farm in Gwangju, Yeongam bird flu has been confirmed, the farmers and farmers around the burial of the disposition of 230,000 chickens and ducks was.

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Asan County in South Chungcheong Province -- Naju County in South Jeolla Province -- Yeongam County in South Jeolla Province

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S. Korea battles bird flu, foot-and-mouth

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SEOUL ? South Korea confirmed three new cases of bird flu on Sunday as the outbreak that began last month further hits farmers who are also battling the nation's worst-ever outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.

The agriculture ministry confirmed three new cases of the highly contagious virus at duck farms in the southwestern county of Yeongam, bringing the total number of cases to seven since December 31.

At least 396,000 chickens, ducks and other birds have been or will be culled, the agriculture ministry said on its website, as the fresh cases were reported after a week-long pause.

Health authorities have placed quarantine zones around nearby areas to carry out emergency disinfection on people and vehicles, especially those transporting animal feed.

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Source: http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/busi...02000320F.HTML

2011/01/09 16:54 KST
S. Korea confirms additional FMD cases amid expanded vaccination

...Adding to fears over the FMD, officials said that they also confirmed cases of avian influenza (AI) at three poultry farms in South Jeolla Province. It is the first time that the southwestern province reported the disease since 2008.

Out of a total of 20 suspected AI cases, seven have been confirmed positive so far, with one case turning out to be negative. The other 12 cases are still under investigation, officials said.

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Re: South Korea - H5N1 spreading - Confirmed at poultry farm in, S. Chungcheong Province and 3 farms in S. Jeolla Province

Avian influenza continues to spread in South Korea . . .

Highly Pathogenic AI spread elsewhere Chonnam Yeongam

10/01/2011 12:10:03

The spread of highly pathogenic AI are.

Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Naju, Chonnam Yeongam and highly pathogenic AI 3 cases were confirmed by further said.

This outbreak, Gwangju, and the Chungnam area increased and eight place after another suspect has been reported.

Defense officials fear the spread of the farms are flocking to the Yeongam servants within 3km radius of the duck farm, 170,000 ducks being forty-six decided to dispose of the burial.

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Suspected highly pathogenic AI outbreaks


Following the Foot and Mouth Disease, Chonnam National Avian Influenza will spread rapidly around is starting to show signs.

Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of the duck farm, Chonnam Yeongam to Squire received three places identified as highly pathogenic avian influenza reported to the lead duck farms in Naju to the communist cause highly pathogenic avian influenza says.

Another suspect in Chonnam Yeongam reported that they received in a row and now 13 farms where chickens and ducks UNDERWAY says about the overhaul.

Until now, the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and the Chungnam ago. South, all eight cases in five counties balsaenghae 300,000 chickens and ducks have been disposed of by burial.
Date 10/01/2011 (05:56)

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Re: South Korea - H5N1 spreading - Confirmed at poultry farm in, S. Chungcheong Province and 3 farms in S. Jeolla Province

Bird flu spreads to northern S. Korea

SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea confirmed its first bird flu outbreak in the Gyeonggi region near Seoul on Monday, raising concerns that the highly contagious disease is spreading across the country despite quarantine efforts.

The farm ministry said a duck farm in Anseong, 77 kilometers south of Seoul, tested positive for the virulent strain of the H5N1 avian influenza after birds started dying off over the weekend.

The case is the first to be reported in the province surrounding the capital city in nearly three years. Avian influenza is an airborne disease that can be transmitted to humans, although there has never been a case of a South Korean getting sick.

Authorities said the Anseong outbreak is the ninth confirmed in the country this winter after the first bird flu cases were confirmed by quarantine authorities on Dec. 31.

The initial outbreaks were all centered in the Jeolla region in the southwestern part of the country and South Chungcheong in the central western region.

"All 32,000 ducks on the (Anseong) farm have already been ordered destroyed on Sunday as a precautionary measure, with 55,000 other birds within a 500-meter radius to be culled," an official said.

He said other birds within a 10-kilometer area of the poultry farm will be barred from being sold on the market or moved, while front-line inspectors will carefully monitor birds for sharp hikes in sudden deaths and drops in egg production.

The ministry, meanwhile, said the latest confirmation brings the number of birds culled at infected farms alone to over 194,600, with many more being destroyed to prevent the spread of the bird flu.

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Re: South Korea - Avian influenza continues to spread

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Naju, youngamseo highly pathogenic AI in a row

Avian influenza in Naju and Yeongam occurred successively.

Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Naju and Yeongam to count all six places, including applied surface received in a duck farm to report suspected H5N1 gobyeongwonseongin precision tested and proved to be six million.

Defense officials around the farm as well as the farmer's chickens and ducks within a radius of 500 meters went into operation for the burial.

Accordingly, the highly pathogenic avian influenza caused 16 cases in six counties has increased.

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"State of Emergency Declared as Bird Flu Spreads to Gyeonggi Province"

A state of emergency has been declared on Tuesday here in Korea as avian influenza continues to spread.

According to the agriculture ministry, the flu is spreading rapidly throughout South Jeolla and Gyeonggi provinces.

As preventive measures, chicken and ducks within a three-kilometer radius of the affected farms will be put down, and the sale of these animals will be banned in traditional markets starting Thursday lasting until the 27th of January.

The ministry added that as migratory birds could also spread the virus, it plans to disinfect breeding sites.

JAN 12, 2011

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Excerpt from Reuters:

S.Korea ups bird flu alert

SEOUL, Jan 12 (Reuters) - South Korea, already battling a serious outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, has raised its bird flu alert level after detecting the H5N1 avian influenza virus at poultry farms in four provinces.


South Korea raised its bird flu alert a notch from 'caution' to 'watch', the agriculture ministry said in a statement late on Tuesday.

"The ministry decided to raise the alert as the disease is spreading more quickly," the statement said.

There have been 34 suspected cases of bird flu in poultry, with 16 cases confirmed, the ministry said.

Outbreaks of bird flu have prompted the authorities to cull 470,000 poultry, or 0.36 percent of the domestic stock, a ministry official said on Wednesday, while continuing the quarantine of commercial duck and chicken breeding farms in affected areas.


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Bird flu hits Jeolla provinces

JANUARY 12, 2011

Six duck farms in Naju and Yeongam County, South Jeolla Province, were found Tuesday to be affected by highly pathogenic strains of avian influenza.

With the spread of foot-and-mouth disease temporarily halted, quarantine authorities will devise additional measures such as vaccinations of hoofed and even-toed mammals nationwide if food-and-mouth disease spreads to the Jeolla provinces.

The Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry said suspected cases of bird flu at three duck farms in Naju and three others in Yeongam were found to be those of the deadly strain of avian influenza.

Suspected cases were also reported in Suncheon, South Jeolla Province.

With 13 farms affected by bird flu in the province, the number of birds culled surpassed 800,000 Tuesday. A quarantine official said, ?We are making every effort to prevent the virus that has already affected South Jeolla Province from spreading to other regions.?

?How the disease will spread over the weekend and early next week is important,? he said. ?After watching the situation, we will consider additional measures such as a nationwide vaccination campaign.?

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Asan, wildlife-based highly pathogenic AI detection giseo Russia

A wild goose's body was found in Asan, highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) was detected.

Inju, Asan City, Chungnam-do the last two days was found to hold geolmaeriui pyesahan paddy samples from wild geese, National Veterinary Research and Quarantine inspection on the results of a commissioned highly pathogenic AI (H5N1 type) were detected, said the 12th.

Whether this occurs around the turn radius is set to a restricted area 10 ㎞ move people and vehicles while strengthening defenses on the poultry farms to prevent the access of wild birds, and asked for the net install a text message (SMS), spent.

Quarantine pest control system according to the birthplace of the digital livestock within a radius 3 ㎞ 4 manyeomari of the four poultry farms, 42 farms within a radius of 128 10 ㎞ manyeomari were kept.

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Part of article from Yonhap

2011/01/13

The farm ministry, meanwhile, said that it confirmed seven new bird flu cases in the central and southwestern part of the country, the highest daily tally reported this winter and a clear sign that the airborne disease is spreading rapidly across the country.

It said three cases were in Naju, South Jeolla Province, 335km south of Seoul, with three others in neighboring counties. The single outbreak in Anseong is the second bird flu case in Gyeonggi Province, which is near the capital city.

It said all 204,400 ducks and chickens on the poultry farms have been ordered culled and buried to prevent further spread of the disease. Birds within three kilometers of the latest cases are also being destroyed.

Since the first confirmed case was reported on Dec. 31, South Korea has destroyed 3.24 million birds and raised its bird flu alert level to "orange" to reflect the rapid spread of the airborne animal disease. The government maintains a four-tiered alert system with "orange" being the third-highest level just below "red" but higher than "blue" and "yellow" alert postures.

The latest outbreaks bring the total number of avian influenza cases to 23.

Besides the latest outbreaks, the country was hit by the disease in the winter months of 2003-04 and 2006-07, with the most recent taking place in April 2008, resulting in a record 8.46 million birds being culled at a cost of around 264 billion won (US$237 million).

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On bird flu outbreaks that were first reported on Dec. 31, the farm ministry said only one case was confirmed for the day. It said a small chicken farm in Yeosu, 455 kilometers south of Seoul, tested positive for the virulent strain of the H5N1 virus.

It said all 20 birds have been culled along with those in a 3-kilometer radius. Other animals within 10 kilometers of the farm have been barred from movement to other farms for the time being.

Since the first confirmed bird flu case was reported on Dec. 31, the country has reported 24 cases of avian influenza with over 3.51 million birds being destroyed.

Yonhap

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2011/01/15

The farm ministry, meanwhile, said that one new case of bird flu was confirmed on a duck farm in Anseong, a city in Gyeonggi Province adjacent to Seoul.

It said frontline quarantine officials have ordered the culling of all 45,000 birds on the farm and are moving to check other poultry farms in the vicinity.

At present, the National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service is checking 17 suspected cases after the first outbreak was confirmed on Dec. 31.

In the past two weeks, authorities confirmed 25 avian influenza cases at local poultry farms with well over 3.5 million ducks and chickens being culled and buried so far.

Yonhap

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Date 01/19/2011


Highly pathogenic AI outbreaks in Gyeonggi-do Anjo

The highly pathogenic avian influenza is confirmed in Gyeonggi Province .

Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Anseong micronutritional duck farms to test for avian influenza has been confirmed as H5N1 gobyeongwonseongin said.

Defense officials raised the burial of farmers dispose of 20,000 ducks and chickens and ducks within a radius 10 km and swab samples from the farms are avian influenza testing.

This highly pathogenic avian influenza occurred in four provinces and 10 counties, 27 farms, the number of culled chickens and ducks is close to 3.7 million.

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Re: South Korea - H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread - 30 farms affected

Excerpt from Yonhap news:

2011/01/20

In addition to the fresh FMD cases, Seoul said there was a bird flu outbreak at a chicken farm in Paju, northwest of Seoul.

The outbreak of the virulent strain of the H5N1 virus is the 30th confirmed case since the first was confirmed on Dec. 31.

Seoul said all 7,000 chickens on the farm have been ordered destroyed, and those within 500 meters are to be destroyed as well. Seoul has destroyed more than 3.8 million birds so far.

South Korea was hit by FMD in 2000, 2002 and two times early last year, and it reported bird flu outbreaks in the winters of 2003-04 and 2006-07 and in 2008.

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In addition to the two FMD case, the farm ministry said it confirmed two bird flu outbreaks which raised the total cases checked by quarantine authorities since late December to 36.

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South Korea - Again outbreak of avian flu at a poultry farm

26/01/2011

Spread of bird flu in South Korea, another outbreak was detected at a poultry farm.

Government of North Jeolla Province, a quail farm Gochang County confirmed H5N1 avian influenza outbreak, the authorities have destroyed the venue thousand quails to prevent spread of the epidemic, and three-kilometer radius quarantine infected areas.

South Korea since the end of the outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed case of infection thirty-eight cases.

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