14.03.2014

South Korea has culled over 6 percent of poultry in the country to curb an avian influenza outbreak that has hit farms and migratory birds nationwide.
That brings the total number of farm birds slaughtered to 10.16 million. during the 2008 outbreak 10.2 million birds were culled.
No human infection has been reported, but a dog tested positive for avian influenza antibodies, suggesting it had been exposed to the virus.human infection reported.
Sales of chicken in one of Seoul's largest markets dropped by more than half on average last month in the wake of the latest outbreak, according to a ministry official. No nationwide data is available.
South Korea's first case of H5N8 avian influenza was found on January 16 at a duck farm in North Jeolla province, around 300 km southwest of Seoul.