Dec 9, 2025 – South Korea reports its eighth highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) infection at a duck farm in Yeongam, triggers a nationwide 24‑hour standstill on all duck farms and vehicles, and launches intensive inspections of duck farms to curb spread, the first duck‑farm case this season [26].

Dec 10, 2025 – Two additional HPAI cases raise South Korea’s seasonal total to ten, and an agriculture ministry official urges farms to “bolster quarantine measures” to prevent further spread [25].

Dec 15, 2025 – The agriculture ministry confirms the 11th HPAI case at a broiler breeder farm in Namwon and orders a 24‑hour movement ban on livestock facilities in nearby counties to limit transmission [24].

Dec 17, 2025 – Indian researchers publish a simulation of H5N1 spillover in Tamil Nadu, finding that “quarantining households after detecting two cases could almost certainly contain the outbreak,” while the window for easy containment closes by ten cases [1].

Dec 17, 2025 – South Korea detects two new HPAI cases at layer farms in Goesan and Cheonan, bringing the total to 14; Cheonan records its fourth case since 2020, and officials tighten vehicle monitoring and nationwide laying‑hen inspections through year‑end [23].

Dec 21, 2025 – A 16th HPAI case emerges at a duck farm in Naju; authorities launch special quarantine measures and plan intensive inspections of over 200 duck farms in South Jeolla [22].

Dec 22, 2025 – A highly pathogenic avian influenza case is confirmed at a quail farm in Jincheon, raising the tally to 17, and the Central Disaster Management Headquarters (CDMH) intensifies quarantine inspections and vehicle checks at the site [21].

Dec 23, 2025 – Kerala’s Alappuzha and Kottayam districts confirm H5N1 in eight panchayats and four villages; authorities plan culling within a 1‑km radius and a 10‑km movement ban ahead of the Christmas‑New Year demand surge [3].

Dec 24, 2025 – Three new HPAI infections are identified at farms in Anseong, Gochang and Naju, lifting the Korean season total to 21 and prompting entry restrictions, culling, and deployment of inspection teams to nearby duck farms [20].

Dec 24, 2025 – The seventh avian‑flu outbreak in Alappuzha in 11 years kills about 55,000 birds; duck farmer Ramachandran G. loses 12,000 ducks and says, “I do not plan to return to duck farming soon” [2].

Dec 27, 2025 – A new HPAI case is reported at a chicken farm in Asan, raising the Korean total to 23; entry is restricted, culling begins, and a temporary standstill order targets local farming vehicles [19].

Dec 27, 2025 – Two additional HPAI cases lift the Korean tally to 24, including a chicken farm in Yeongam; authorities enforce entry restrictions, culling, and a standstill for related facilities [18].

Dec 29, 2025 – Two more HPAI cases are confirmed at a duck farm in Eumseong and a chicken farm in Naju, bringing the season total to 26 and prompting farm access restrictions and vehicle bans [17].

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, 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” [15].

Jan 5, 2026 – A parallel report reiterates 30 farm AI cases and 22 wild‑bird cases, and highlights vehicle restrictions at a Pyeongtaek chicken farm as of Dec 26 2025, underscoring ongoing containment actions [16].

Jan 6, 2026 – South Korea confirms its 33rd HPAI case at a quail farm in Okcheon (≈500,000 birds), imposes a 24‑hour standstill for chicken and quail operations in North Chungcheong, and notes it is the first Okcheon case since Dec 2016, prompting rapid disinfection efforts [14].

Jan 6, 2026 – The U.S. USDA’s APHIS reports roughly 76,210 birds infected with HPAI in the first six days of 2026, adding to about 880,000 cases in the prior 30 days, and highlights large commercial outbreaks at farms in California, Kansas, North Carolina, Missouri and Texas [4][5].

Jan 9, 2026 – South Korea records its 34th HPAI case at a duck farm in Naju (≈27,000 ducks); authorities restrict access, begin culling, and launch a nationwide plan for intensive inspections of breeder duck farms and hatcheries [13].

Jan 17, 2026 – South Korea confirms its first African swine fever (ASF) case in two months at a Gangneung farm; 20,000 pigs are culled, a 48‑hour standstill covers six neighboring jurisdictions, and Prime Minister Kim Min‑seok orders an emergency epidemiological probe, noting the outbreak follows the November Dangjin incident [12].

Jan 20, 2026 – A new avian influenza case appears at a duck farm in Gokseong (≈27,000 ducks), raising the Korean season total to 37; officials deploy teams to 21 farms within a 10‑km zone and intensify checks at 60 affiliated duck farms [11].

Jan 23, 2026 – The second ASF case of the year is confirmed in Anseong; 2,600 pigs are culled, a 48‑hour standstill restricts movement in Anseong, Pyeongtaek and Yongin, and Prime Minister Kim orders comprehensive containment and investigation [10].

Jan 27, 2026 – South Korea reports its fourth ASF case of 2026 at a Yeonggwang pig farm (≈21,000 pigs); a nationwide 48‑hour standstill on all pig farms is imposed, and the ministry warns, “As African swine fever is spreading to areas previously considered safe, the current situation is more serious than ever” [9].

Jan 31, 2026 – The first foot‑and‑mouth disease (FMD) case in nine months is confirmed at a cattle farm in Incheon; 246 cattle are slated for culling, a 48‑hour standstill covers Incheon and Gyeonggi, and emergency vaccination and testing target 92,000 animals across 1,008 farms through Feb 8 [8].

Feb 17, 2026 – South Korea records its 44th HPAI case at a chicken farm in Pocheon (≈380,000 birds), the first in the city since 2021, and extends a twice‑daily disinfection program at migratory‑bird habitats and farms until the end of February [7].

Feb 20, 2026 – A second FMD case is confirmed at a beef cattle farm in Goyang; 133 cows are slated for culling, a 24‑hour standstill restricts farm workers and vehicles, and emergency vaccination and testing target roughly 200,000 animals across 1,092 farms in the region [6].