SEOUL– South Korea confirmed one more avian influenza case at a duck farm Tuesday as the latest in a series of infections at local poultry farms in recent weeks.

The new case of a highly pathogenic avian influenza strain of H5N1 was found at a farm in Naju, 355 kilometers south of Seoul, which raises some 11,000 ducks, according to the agricultural ministry.

It brought the total caseload of the season at local poultry farms to 34, with the first one being reported in mid-October.

The authorities have carried out quarantine measures on the farm, including access restrictions, poultry culling and an epidemiological investigation, the ministry added.

The government is implementing intense inspection of poultry farms across the country, and beefed-up disinfection and quarantine steps to stem the spread of the disease.

Source: Yonhap News Agency