22.11.2016

South Korea reports two additional cases pf HPAI H5N6 in two farms, increasing the number of confirmed H5N6 avian influenza (AI) virus cases to four.
The H5N6 AI virus was discovered at a duck farm in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, and at another duck farm in Muan, South Jeolla Province. The veterinary authorities said some 22,000 ducks have been culled in Muan, 385 kilometers south of Seoul. They also slaughtered 8,500 ducks in Cheongju, 137 kilometers south of the capital, to prevent the possible spread of the disease.
The latest cases come about four days after the government confirmed the H5N6 AI virus at a chicken farm in Haenam, South Jeolla Province, and a duck farm in Eumseong, North Chungcheong Province, noting about 40,000 chickens and 22,000 ducks have been culled.
This is the first time to see the H5N6 AI virus in South Korea, which has been detected in China, Vietnam, Laos and Hong Kong. Human infection by the H5N6 virus was previously reported from China in 2014.