Seoul: South Korea on Wednesday reported two more cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza, increasing the total number of infections at poultry farms this season to 10. The new H5N1 bird flu cases were detected at a poultry farm in Cheonan, in the western province of South Chungcheong, and in Anseong, in Northwestern Gyeonggi province, as stated by agricultural authorities.

According to Anadolu Agency, authorities are implementing follow-up measures, including entry controls, culling, and epidemiological investigations. "We ask farms to bolster quarantine measures to prevent the disease from spreading to surrounding areas of Gyeonggi Province and South Chungcheong Province, which have reported several infection cases this season," an agriculture ministry official was quoted by the media outlet as saying.

Last month, the country detected separate avian flu cases in Gyeonggi province in two different farms, highlighting the ongoing challenge of controlling the spread of the virus in the region.