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Another case of bird flu has been reported at a duck farm in Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province. Authorities are investigating whether it was caused by the deadly H5N1 strain after a highly pathogenic case was confirmed in Gimje in the province late last week.
The Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on Sunday said 6,000 ducks died from the disease at the Jeongeup farm since March 31. The ministry will soon announce the results of testing whether the cause was the H5N1 strain, which can affect humans.
The ministry culled the remaining 6,500 ducks and banned transport of chickens and ducks to other areas from farms within 10 km of the infected farm. Quarantine authorities found that 6,500 ducks had been moved to a butchery in Naju, South Jeolla Province before the bird flu case was reported. They have now taken stronger quarantine measures.
Meanwhile, a duck farm in Sunchang, North Jeolla Province is suspected of being infected, and the ministry has launched an investigation.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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