# 5189
Yesterday we saw a report of suspected bird flu at a duck farm in Cheonan (see South Korea Investigating Cheonan Duck Farm). Overnight, we’ve several media reports regarding suspected avian flu at a second farm, this time in Iksan, North Jeolla Province.
Test results on both of these farms are awaited.
Iksan is more than 100 km south of Cheonan, and is in the heart of Korea’s poultry processing region.
The past month has seen several H5N1 detections among wild birds and domesticated poultry in both Japan & Korea (Aprox. locations shown below).
This report comes from Xinhau News.
S. Korea reports suspected case of bird flu
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- A suspected case of bird flu has been reported from a chicken farm in a southeastern region of the country, raising concerns over a fresh outbreak of bird flu amid South Korea's struggle with the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said Thursday.
The ministry said a chicken farm in Iksan, North Jeolla Province, reported a suspected case of bird flu late Wednesday. Another suspected case was reported from a duck farm in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province.
Health officials are testing samples from both farms, the ministry said.
Additional media reports (hat tips Shiloh, Arkanoid Legent, Dutchy on this FluTrackers thread) suggest that culling may have begun on at least one farm.
