Avian flu: South Korea euthanized 18 million …

The authorities of South Korea they announced that 18.8 million birds were culled who were on farms across the country for prevent the spread of a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza.

South Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has ordered the killing of birds to begin after their November they will detect the H5N8 virus strain outbreak, which has left at least 66 cases of infected birds in various parts of the country.

All farms within 3 kilometers of other poultry farms where birds infected with the virus were detected had to slaughter the animals.

Most of the cases have been reported in Gyeonngi province, which surrounds Seoul, while dozens of infections have also been detected in wild birds.

The mass culling of birds has caused a increase in egg prices costs 25.9% compared to the previous year and 10.6% in chicken meat, according to data provided by the ministry.

The slaughtering of animals to prevent the spread of viruses is increasingly common. In Denmark, the government decided to euthanize 10 million minks for a potentially troublesome mutation of the novel coronavirus in humans, although they later admitted to making a mistake.