South Korea reported a extremely pathogenic avian influenza case at a laying hen farm in southwestern Gyeonggi Province, authorities stated Friday.
The H5 chicken flu was detected on the farm in Pyeongtaek, about 50 kilometers south of Seoul, the Central Catastrophe Administration Headquarters (CDMH) stated.
The CDMH despatched a response workforce to the farm to take quarantine measures, together with entry management, culling and an epidemiological evaluation.
It additionally issued a 36-hour non permanent ban on actions round all hen farms nationwide, associated livestock amenities and transport automobiles.
Authorities known as on the general public to remain away from areas visited by migratory birds that will carry the virus and to strictly observe quarantine practices.
