OUTBREAK OF BIRD FLU IN SOUTH KOREA MAKES THE PRICE OF EGGS SOAR BY 27%

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• Outbreak of bird flu in South Korea makes the price of eggs soar by 27%.
• On Monday, sales prices of a carton of 30 eggs averaged 7,456 won.
• In January, the consumer prices, in general, rose 0.6 percent on-year.

MAHARASHTRA GOVT. REPORTS CULLING OF 8,000 BIRDS IN THE PARBHANI DISTRICT

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• Maharashtra Govt. reports culling of 8,000 birds in the Parbhani district.
• Maharashtra confirmed bird flu outbreaks in Mumbai, Marathwada, and coastal Konkan belt.
• Around 800 hens were reported to die in Parbhani District...

AVIAN BIRD FLU PENETRATES ALL CORNERS OF S KOREA WITH TOLL RISING TO THIRTEEN

• South Korea said Monday it is ramping up efforts to cull poultry in areas infected by highly pathogenic bird flu amid rising worries over the country-wide spread due to migratory birds.
• The country has recognized 13 highly pathogenic bird flu cases across the nation so far this...

SOUTH KOREA ON HIGH ALERT AS AVIAN BIRD FLU TAKES TOLL TO TEN

• South Korea remained on high alert over a further increment in highly pathogenic bird flu cases Friday as the number of highly pathogenic cases in farms neared 10 in less than two months.
• The country registered yet another doubtful case of increasingly pathogenic bird flu from ...

SOUTH KOREA STARING AT YET ANOTHER AVIAN INFLUENZA CASE IN CHICKEN FARM

• South Korea is staring right into the face of another suspected case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) from a chicken farm in the south of Seoul, in yet another indication that the disease could be burgeoning quickly nationwide.
• Local authorities are busy carrying out a...

SOUTH KOREA RECOGNIZES FIRST OF ITS KIND AVIAN FLU IN DOMESTIC POULTRY

• The government acknowledged the first case of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza among home-grown poultry at a duck farm in a south-western province, Saturday.
• The agriculture authorities said the virus was observed  in ducks at a farm in Jeongeup, North Jeolla Provinc...

Conference held in Pennsylvania for addressing the spread of animal Infectious Diseases

Disease like African swine fever and avian influenza are amongst those animal infectious diseases that are dangerous to the welfare, as well as, the health of the animal and can also result in economic instability and food insecurity for people across the globe.

The main focus of the in...