18.12.2016

A different type of avian influenza (AI) has been discovered in South Korea. It is a new H5N8 strain, and it was detected at a chicken farm located in Anseong, some 77 km south of Seoul. It marks the first time that two strains of AI have broken out in the country simultaneously.
The first outbreak of the H5N6 strain that has spread throughout the country was reported at a chicken farm in Haenam, about 420 kilometers south of Seoul, on Nov. 16. The H5N6 strain is more pathogenic than the H5N8 type that was previously detected in 2014. 
A total of 86 cases have been reported as of Friday (October 16).
South Korea quarantine officials culled more than 14.67 million poultry and plan to destroy an additional 3.38 million chickens and ducks in coming days.