17.11.2016

Authorities in South Korea have isolated an H5N6 strain HPAI from two farms located respectively in the Central and Southern regions of the nation, resulting in the culling of 62,000 ducks. . Apparently two other cases are under investigation. . An H5N6 virus was recently isolated from migratory waterfowl suggesting the source of infection which follows the pattern of previous outbreaks.
Japan's Ministry of Environment said that a water sample taken from Izumi City, Kagoshima, tested positive for H5N6. During winter months, Izumi City is home to 80% of the hooded cranes in the world.
Cases of human infection from the H5N6 virus have previously been reported in places including China and Hong Kong, with the virus killing six people in China since April 2014.