The Government of South Korea has reported the 26th case of highly pathogenic avian influenza.  The outbreak involved a duck farm housing 25,000 birds in Buan County, 180 miles south of Seoul in North Jeolla Province.  In 2020, an extensive outbreak of HPAI resulted in depletion of 25 percent of the Nation’s egg production flock, requiring importation of shell eggs and egg products from the E.U. and the U.S.