▲ Quarantine officials restrict access to a duck farm in the southwestern county of Yeongam in this file photo taken Dec. 9, 2025, after an outbreak of avian influenza at the farm. (Yonhap)

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Seoul reports new bird flu case at poultry farm, total now 37

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has confirmed an additional case of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm, bringing the total number of cases this season to 37, officials said Tuesday.

The latest case was detected at a duck farm in Gokseong, about 250 kilometers south of Seoul, where some 27,000 ducks are raised, according to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters.

Authorities have restricted access to the farm, begun culling the birds and are investigating the case.

The government plans to deploy dedicated officials to 21 poultry farms within a 10-kilometer quarantine zone for monitoring, while conducting intensive inspections and disease-control checks at 60 duck farms operated by affiliates linked to the outbreak.

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