Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (155): South Korea, HPAI H5N6, feline, 1st case
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (155): South Korea, HPAI H5N6, feline, 1st case
Avian Influenza H5N6 -- South KoreaA highly pathogenic strain of bird flu was discovered in 2 dead cats on Saturday [31 Dec 2016], a provincial government official said, marking the 1st infection of the virus found in mammals in 2 years.The H5N6 strain of avian influenza (AI) which has infected chickens across the country was found in the bodies of the cats in Pocheon [Kyeongki - Do, S. Korea], some 46 km north of Seoul, the official said, citing information from health authorities.The cats were Read more [...]
