South Korea’s quarantine authorities are on high alert as three major livestock diseases, highly pathogenic avian influenza, African swine fever and foot-and-mouth disease, spread simultaneously across the country, raising concerns over supply disruptions and higher livestock prices. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said Monday that all three diseases remain at the highest of four alert levels, with the government extending its special quarantine period by one month through th

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 has been confirmed at a commercial poultry premises near Omagh, Co Tyrone, according to Northern Ireland's chief vet.

A dead swan found in east Cork has tested positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) or bird flu.

South Korea has confirmed one additional case of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a layer farm on the northern outskirts of Seoul, bringing the total number of cases this season to 49, officials said Wednesday. The new case was reported at a poultry farm in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, some 40 kilometers north of Seoul, according to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters. Authorities said they are currently controlling access to the farms, carrying out the culling of the

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly known as bird flu, has been confirmed in east Cork after a swan found dead earlier this week tested positive for the virus, with reports of 11 swans found dead in the area.