December 28, 2020

Three more suspected bird flu cases reported in South Korea

South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said they have identified three more suspected cases of the high pathogenic H5 strain of bird flu in the country, Yonhap News Agency reported.

The ministry said the cases were identified at a duck farm in Namwon, North Jeolla province raising 13,000 ducks, and two other duck farms in the city of Gurye raising 16,000 ducks each.

About 6.3 million poultry have been culled in South Korea due to H5N8 bird flu outbreaks at farms since late November.

- Yonhap News Agency