Highly pathogenic AI in Cheonan wild birds … First in 2 years and 8 months for domestic flights

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on the 25th that highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) type H5N8 was confirmed as a result of a close examination of feces from wild birds collected in Bonggangcheon, Cheonan-si, Chungnam.

It is the first time in 2 years and 8 months since February 1, 2018 that highly pathogenic AI has been confirmed in domestic wild birds.

Following this confirmation, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food has decided to issue an order to prohibit the entry of people and vehicles within a radius of 500 m from the antigen detection point. Livestock vehicles are prohibited from entering the livestock vehicle access control section at migratory bird destinations located in three cities and counties (Cheonan, Asan, Sejong) included in the wild bird quarantine zone (radius 10 km).

In order to strengthen the quarantine of small-scale poultry farms, the national level of poultry farming was banned, and small farms in the priority quarantine management zone were unable to buy or sell birds from other farms. In order to strengthen the quarantine of the traditional market, the operation of the poultry sales offices in the Cheonan traditional market, where highly pathogenic AI has been confirmed in wild birds, will be suspended until movement restrictions are lifted. And the distribution of ducks is also prohibited. Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food said: “It is a very dangerous situation where highly pathogenic AI can occur at any time in poultry farms.” The Ministry of Agriculture and Food urged farmers not to enter the arrival area of ​​migratory birds and cultivated land (fields) near the arrival area of ​​migratory birds, build the access road to the farm, the quicklime belt surrounding area and inspect and supplement the barn netting, rice husk storage and compost.

In egg production, the breeder farm must avoid cross contamination by transshipment and disinfection of off-farm transport vehicles. In the group of nesting hens, the daily disinfection of access roads and internal roads is carried out, and the vehicles that enter and leave the entrance of the complex. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food said that people need to be thoroughly checked for disinfection, and in addition, the traditional market poultry sales offices also demanded that they be closed every week and observe disinfection.