Agriculture Ministry confirms season's first bird flu case
Published: 30 Oct. 2024, 17:40
![Officials detect the highly pathogenic bird flu at a duck farm in Goheung County in South Jeolla on Dec. 05, 2023. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/10/30/6334fb59-e230-4da1-9620-2fb070d8ac22.jpg)
Officials detect the highly pathogenic bird flu at a duck farm in Goheung County in South Jeolla on Dec. 05, 2023. [YONHAP]
The Agriculture Ministry said Wednesday that it has confirmed the season's first highly pathogenic bird flu case at a local farm and issued a standstill order on poultry farms nationwide.
The case was reported Tuesday at a poultry farm in Donghae, Gangwon, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
It marked the first confirmed case this fall season, with the last case being reported in May.
The Agriculture Ministry said it has culled 780 chickens and ducks at the affected farm.
The ministry added it has issued a standstill order on all poultry farms across the country and that it plans to bolster disinfection measures at local habitats for migratory birds.
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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