South Korea - Confirmation of H5N6 avian flu at poultry farm in Yeongam, South Jeolla province - December 11, 2017

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[TD="colspan: 2"]The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Livestock Food and Beverage (Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs) said that H5N6 strain was confirmed as a result of additional close inspection of the agricultural, livestock and livestock quarantine headquarters of Chonglian farms .
The H5N6 strain is the same type as the high-fever AI virus that was confirmed as a highly pathogenic AI for the first time at the poultry farm. Whether the disease is highly pathogenic will be confirmed late this evening.[/TD]
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171211 Press Release (Jeonnam Yeongam H5N6 AI Confirmation) .hwp
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(LEAD) S. Korea confirms highly pathogenic AI at duck farm

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SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) at a duck farm in the southwestern region and culled 76,000 ducks to prevent the further spread of the virus, the agriculture ministry said Monday.

The H5N6 bird flu was discovered on a farm in Yeongam, 380 kilometers south of Seoul, on Sunday, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said.

It marks the fourth confirmation of highly pathogenic AI this season, following two outbreaks in Jeolla Province and one on the southern island of Jeju last month.
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