Dec 9, 2025 – South Korea reports its eighth highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) infection at a duck farm in Yeongam, the first duck‑farm case this season, and imposes a nationwide 24‑hour standstill on all duck farms and related vehicles to curb spread[25].

Dec 10, 2025 – Two additional HPAI cases are confirmed at a layer chicken farm in Cheonan and another in Anseong, raising the seasonal total to ten; authorities enforce entry restrictions, culling and intensified disinfection[24].

Dec 15, 2025 – An HPAI case is detected at a broiler breeder farm in Namwon, bringing the count to eleven; a response team cordons the site, conducts culling and imposes a 24‑hour movement ban on nearby counties[23].

Dec 17, 2025 – Indian researchers publish a simulation of H5N1 spillover in a synthetic Namakkal village, showing that “quarantining households after detecting two cases could almost certainly contain the outbreak,” while ten cases likely exceed quick‑containment capacity[1].

Dec 17, 2025 – South Korea records two new HPAI infections at layer farms in Goesan (North Chungcheong) and Cheonan (South Chungcheong), bringing the tally to fourteen; officials launch special quarantine inspections and pledge nationwide laying‑hen farm checks through year‑end[22].

Dec 21, 2025 – A highly pathogenic avian influenza case emerges at a duck farm in Naju (South Jeolla), the sixteenth outbreak this season; authorities plan intensive inspections of more than 200 duck farms in the region[21].

Dec 22, 2025 – A H5N1 case is confirmed at a quail farm in Jincheon, raising the season total to seventeen; the CDMH tightens quarantine and vehicle monitoring while scheduling comprehensive laying‑hen farm inspections through year‑end[20].

Dec 24, 2025 – The Department of Animal Husbandry confirms H5N1 in eight Alappuzha panchayats and four Kottayam villages in Kerala; officials announce culling within a 1‑km radius and a 10‑km movement ban, noting that open‑air duck farming in Kuttanad heightens risk[3].

Dec 24, 2025 – The seventh H5N1 outbreak in Alappuzha in 11 years kills about 55,000 birds; duck production in Kuttanad falls from 1‑1.5 million to roughly 300,000 annually, and large duck farms drop from ~1,500 to fewer than 250, signaling a structural squeeze on the sector[2].

Dec 24, 2025 – Three new HPAI cases are reported at farms in Anseong, Gochang and Naju, pushing South Korea’s total to twenty‑one; containment actions include entry restrictions, culling and deployment of inspection teams to nearby duck farms[19].

Dec 25, 2025 – Egg prices climb above 7,000 won per carton as culling of roughly 3 million laying hens reduces national output by 3‑4 %; the Korea Institute for Animal Products Quality Evaluation notes no major supply disruption yet[18].

Dec 27, 2025 – Two additional HPAI cases raise South Korea’s total to twenty‑four, with infections at a chicken farm in Yeongam and another in Asan; temporary standstill orders restrict farm and vehicle movements in the affected areas[16].

Dec 27, 2025 – A separate report confirms a new HPAI case at the Asan chicken farm (≈21,000 birds), prompting entry restrictions, culling and a local standstill, while the farm’s history includes four outbreaks since 2020[17].

Dec 29, 2025 – Two more infections are confirmed at a duck farm in Eumseong and a chicken farm in Naju, bringing the Korean tally to twenty‑six; authorities enforce farm access bans, culling and vehicle restrictions[15].

Jan 5, 2026 – South Korea’s Central Disaster Management Headquarters announces special quarantine measures for the next two weeks, dispatching inspectors to 539 layer farms (each >50,000 hens), intensifying road disinfection near migratory‑bird habitats, and noting three AI strains (H5N1, H5N6, H5N9) with H5N1 “at least 10 times more infectious than in prior years”[13][14].

Jan 6, 2026 – The CDMH confirms the 33rd HPAI case at a quail farm in Okcheon (≈500,000 birds) and imposes a 24‑hour standstill for chicken and quail operations in North Chungcheong, the first HPAI detection there since December 2016[12].

Jan 6, 2026 – The U.S. APHIS reports roughly 76,210 bird‑flu infections in the first six days of 2026, adding to about 880,000 cases in the prior 30 days; major outbreaks occur at large game‑bird and turkey facilities in California, Kansas, North Carolina, Missouri and Kansas[4][5].

Jan 7, 2026 – South Korea announces the import of 2.24 million fresh U.S. eggs this month—the first such purchase since January 2024—as a “short‑term market‑stabilising intervention” amid culling of over 4.3 million laying hens and more than 30 farm outbreaks this winter[11].

Jan 9, 2026 – A new HPAI case is confirmed at a duck farm in Naju (≈27,000 ducks), raising the season total to thirty‑four; authorities restrict access, begin culling and launch a nationwide intensive inspection program for breeder duck farms and hatcheries[10].

Jan 17, 2026 – South Korea confirms its first African swine fever (ASF) case in two months at a Gangneung pig farm; 20,000 pigs are culled and a 48‑hour standstill is imposed on six neighboring jurisdictions, with Prime Minister Kim Min‑seok ordering emergency containment and an epidemiological probe[9].

Jan 20, 2026 – A new avian influenza case is detected at a duck farm in Gokseong, bringing the Korean season total to thirty‑seven; officials deploy teams to 21 farms within a 10‑km quarantine zone and to 60 affiliated duck farms for intensive monitoring[8].

Jan 23, 2026 – The second ASF case of the year is confirmed at an Anseong pig farm; 2,600 pigs are culled, a 48‑hour standstill covers Anseong, Pyeongtaek and Yongin, and Prime Minister Kim Min‑seok orders a thorough epidemiological investigation[7].

Jan 27, 2026 – South Korea reports its fourth ASF case of 2026 at a Yeonggwang farm housing about 21,000 pigs; the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs issues a nationwide 48‑hour standstill for all pig operations and warns that “the situation is more serious than ever” as the virus spreads to previously safe areas[6].