Commonground
Senior Moderator
PUBLISHED September 16, 2026 - 2:28 p.m. MODIFIED September 16, 2026 - 2:35 p.m.
The government will expand quarantine measures as overseas bird flu cases surge and new animal disease risks emerge nearby.
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...To guard against bird flu, the government will introduce an early-warning system for migratory birds starting in September. The ministry will alert farms when signs of increased risk emerge, such as a rise in migratory bird populations near farms, allowing them to take preventive measures. Disinfection trucks and drones will also be deployed around migratory bird habitats, while 280 control zones will be designated to restrict livestock vehicles...
...“There may be limits to quarantine because of the emergence of new virus types, external factors like migratory birds and wild boars, and the government's limited quarantine personnel and resources,” Lee Dong-sik, director of the Agriculture Ministry's Animal Health Control Policy Bureau, said. “We ask the public to refrain from visiting migratory bird habitats and livestock farms before and after the Chuseok holiday, and to follow basic quarantine rules like disinfection.”
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The government will expand quarantine measures as overseas bird flu cases surge and new animal disease risks emerge nearby.
Excerpt:
...To guard against bird flu, the government will introduce an early-warning system for migratory birds starting in September. The ministry will alert farms when signs of increased risk emerge, such as a rise in migratory bird populations near farms, allowing them to take preventive measures. Disinfection trucks and drones will also be deployed around migratory bird habitats, while 280 control zones will be designated to restrict livestock vehicles...
...“There may be limits to quarantine because of the emergence of new virus types, external factors like migratory birds and wild boars, and the government's limited quarantine personnel and resources,” Lee Dong-sik, director of the Agriculture Ministry's Animal Health Control Policy Bureau, said. “We ask the public to refrain from visiting migratory bird habitats and livestock farms before and after the Chuseok holiday, and to follow basic quarantine rules like disinfection.”
Korea tightens winter livestock disease defenses
The government will expand quarantine measures as overseas bird flu cases surge and new animal disease risks emerge nearby.