S.Korea farm ministry expands poultry culling in avian influenza-hit province

Seoul, Dec 11 (IANS) South Korea's agriculture ministry on Sunday said it has expanded the scope of poultry culling at farms infected with a highly pathogenic avian influenza in some areas of South Jeolla Province.The move came as a total of 19 cases have been reported in the province since November 16, when a highly pathogenic avian influenza was found at a duck farm in Jangheung, 394 km southwest of Seoul, Yonhap News Agency reported.The ministry said the poultry culling has been expanded to 2 kilometers from the current 500 meters from an avian influenza-hit farm in Muan and Hampyeong in the province.Earlier in the day, Agriculture Minister Chung Hwang-keun visited a disinfection center in the province to inspect quarantine measures, the ministry said.-IANS
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