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[Agricultural and Fisheries Newspaper = Reporter Kim Jung-hee] Seosan City in South Chungcheong Province launched full-scale efforts to prevent spread after an avian influenza (AI) suspected case occurred on the 14th at a duck farm located in Gobook-myeon. The city held an emergency quarantine strategy meeting at the city hall situation room with around 10 people, including Vice Mayor Hong Soon-gwang and department heads, where they shared the occurrence status, current measures, and future plans. According to the city, the farm had requested a pre-shipment examination from the Animal Health Testing Center, which confirmed the H5 type avian influenza antigen. The city operated an avian influenza quarantine headquarters that day and began monitoring poultry farms in the area.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (hereinafter referred to as the agricultural ministry), a highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5 type) was confirmed on the 15th at a duck farm in Seosan City, Chungcheongnam-do, which houses over 28,000 ducks. The ministry reviewed the occurrence and prevention measures for highly pathogenic avian influenza. According to the agricultural ministry, after an outbreak at a native chicken farm in Asan City, Chungnam, on April 19, there had been no additional cases until this new outbreak 56 days later. Highly pathogenic avian influenza typically occurs frequently during winter, and cases during the summer months (June-August) have accounted for 3.6% of total occurrences since the first domestic outbreak in 2003.

(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Jeon Jae-hoon = The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on the 15th that a highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) of the H5 type was confirmed at a duck farm in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province. This is the first occurrence of highly pathogenic AI at a farm since the confirmed case at a native chicken farm in Asan City, South Chungcheong Province on April 19, a period of 56 days. The ministry immediately deployed an initial response team to the site, controlling farm access and implementing quarantine measures such as culling and epidemiological investigation. Additionally, to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic AI, the ministry issued a temporary movement suspension order until 7 PM on the same day for the farm's affiliated breeding farms, duck farms in South Chungcheong Province, and related livestock facilities and vehicles. The ministry raised the AI crisis alert level from 'interest' to 'caution' according to the AI Emergency Action Guidelines (SOP) to prevent additional occurrences, and decided to activate the Livestock Disease Prevention Headquarters and situation room in the affected local government. Furthermore, a comprehensive inspection will be conducted from the 16th to the 20th at duck farms in South Chungcheong Province and the affected farm's affiliated farms to detect infected individuals in advance. In addition, from the 16th to the 22nd, a nationwide disinfection week will be designated, with daily disinfection of livestock facilities and vehicles. Measures will also be implemented to assign dedicated personnel to manage the quarantine area to prevent additional occurrences in the Seosan region. kez@yna.co.kr