Cheonan: South Korea has reported two more cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza, bringing the total number of infections at poultry farms this season to 10. The new cases were identified at a layer chicken farm in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, and in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, as per the information from agricultural authorities.

According to Yonhap News Agency, authorities are implementing follow-up measures including entry controls, culling, and epidemiological investigations to contain the spread of the disease. Officials have urged farms to strengthen quarantine measures to prevent further transmission to surrounding areas in Gyeonggi Province and South Chungcheong Province, where several infections have been reported this season. An official from the agriculture ministry emphasized the importance of these preventive actions to control the outbreak.