경기 김포 산란계 농장서 고병원성 AI 확진...전국 13번째<br /><br />South Korea has confirmed three more cases of highly pathogenic bird flu at poultry farms in the south and west of the country raising this year's total to 13.<br />The Agriculture ministry said Sunday that the H5N8 strain was found in samples collected from two duck farms in Yeongam county, and at a chicken farm in Gimpo.<br />In response, quarantine authorities are culling poultry within a 3-kilometer radius of the infected farms, and issuing a standstill order on nearby farms for 30 days.<br />South Korea reported its first case of highly pathogenic bird flu in 32 months in late October.<br />
