Yeoncheon County Confirms H5 Avian Influenza at Layer Farm; Moves to Cull 91,000 Chickens

Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters meeting chaired by County Governor Kim Deokhyeon
Dedicated officials assigned to farms in the quarantine zone... 24-hour emergency operations

After H5 avian influenza (AI) was confirmed at a layer farm in Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi Province, the county is moving to cull approximately 91,000 chickens at the farm. It has restricted access to the area around the farm and assigned dedicated officials to poultry farms within the quarantine zone.

Yeoncheon County held a meeting of its Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters for avian influenza (AI) response on the 5th. Courtesy of Yeoncheon County.

According to Yeoncheon County on November 6, a suspected AI case was reported at the farm on November 3 and confirmed as H5 the following day, November 4. The county ordered the culling of poultry at the affected farm and began disinfecting the surrounding area and setting up access-control posts. The Livestock and Quarantine Measures Situation Room is operating around the clock under an emergency response system.

On the morning of November 5, County Governor Kim Deok-hyeon chaired a meeting of the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters in the county office's disaster response room. Attendees included officials from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and Gyeonggi Province. They discussed support for culling and burial, the deployment of quarantine personnel, and on-site access-control measures.

“A swift response and thorough quarantine are of the utmost importance in preventing the spread of avian influenza,” County Governor Kim Deok-hyeon said. “I ask each department to carry out its assigned response measures without fail and to work closely with relevant agencies to do everything possible to prevent further cases and spread.”

Yeoncheon County plans to continue monitoring the AI response through the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters and strengthen quarantine and on-site response efforts to protect residents and livestock farms.

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