S. Korea confirms additional bird flu case, total now at 80
South Korea's agricultural ministry said Friday it has confirmed another case of highly pathogenic bird flu at an egg farm, with the total confirmed caseload reaching 80. Yonhap
South Korea's agricultural ministry said Friday it has confirmed another case of highly pathogenic bird flu at an egg farm, with the total confirmed caseload reaching 80.
The latest case of the malign H5N8 strain of avian influenza was reported from Anseong, 77 kilometers south of Seoul, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. The farm was raising 790,000 chickens.
Following the case, the government issued a seven-day standstill order on all poultry farms in the city.
The number of cases from wild birds also piled up to reach 117. (Yonhap)