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On Friday, December 11th Veterinary regulators in South Korea faced with the tenth outbreak of H5N8 avian influenza imposed a blanket ban on movement on live birds, vehicles and personnel among poultry farms extending through Monday, December 14th with prospects of further restrictions.

Both Japan and Korea have recorded a number of outbreaks of H5N8 HPAI with the virus responsible, apparently distinct from the H5N8 strains circulating among migratory waterfowl and poultry in Europe. Japan has diagnosed outbreaks in 11 costal prefectures principally in the southern part of the nation presumably due to the migratory patterns of free-living birds.