Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Started: 8 Nov 2021
Confirmed: 10 Nov 2021
Reported: 10 Nov 2021
Reason for notification: recurrence
Last occurrence: 25 May 2011
Causal agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype: H5N1
Nature of diagnosis: laboratory
This event pertains to the whole country.

New outbreaks
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks (1)
Outbreak location 1: Geumwang-eup, Eumseong, Chungcheongbuk-do
Started: 8 Nov 2021
Epidemiological unit: farm
Animals affected:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of /
Slaughtered or killed for commercial use / Vaccinated
Birds / 774 405 / 1500 / 1500 / 772 905 / 0 / 0
Affected population: H5N1 HPAI was confirmed in a quail farm.

Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: unknown or
inconclusive

Control measures at event level
Domestic control measures applied: disinfection; stamping out;
traceability; surveillance outside containment and/or the protection
zone; surveillance within containment and/or the protection zone;
screening.
Wild control measures applied: disinfection; screening; traceability;
surveillance outside containment and/or the protection zone;
surveillance within containment and/or the protection zone.

Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type / Species / Outbreaks / Test / Test date /
Result
Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), Ministry of Agriculture,
Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) (national laboratory) / Birds / 1 /
reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) / 10 Nov 2021
/ positive