25.11.2006

South Korean quarantine officials will slaughter 236,000 poultry after an outbreak of the virulent H5N1 avian influenza virus strain at a parent stock farm (broiler breeders - 45 weeks old)..
The outbreak occurred at a farm in Iksan, about 155 miles south of Seoul, earlier this week, resulting in the deaths of 13,300 chickens — 6,500 a direct result of infection and the rest culled.
Test results confirmed the outbreak was caused by a highly pathogenic type of H5N1 virus.
236,000 poultry within a 1,650-foot radius of the outbreak site would be slaughtered to keep the virus from spreading.