High Pathogenic AI Confirmed at Pocheon Laying Hen Farm in Gyeonggi... 103rd Domestic Farm Case

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[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] A highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) case has been confirmed at a laying hen farm in Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do.

The Central Avian Influenza Countermeasures Headquarters (CAC) announced on the 28th that after receiving a suspicious report from the farm, quarantine authorities conducted tests and detected the H5 AI antigen, and subsequent detailed tests confirmed it as the highly pathogenic H5N8 strain.

The total number of highly pathogenic AI cases reported at domestic poultry farms and experience farms has reached 103.

The CAC will carry out preventive culling of poultry raised at farms near the outbreak site and implement strengthened quarantine measures such as movement restrictions and intensive disinfection.

A CAC official emphasized, "Farmers should be especially careful with quarantine measures, recognizing that contamination outside the poultry houses may be widespread," adding, "It is essential to disinfect all areas of the farm, vehicles, people, and equipment, and to strictly follow basic rules such as changing boots when entering and exiting the poultry houses."