South Korea aims to become Asia's first certified testing centre for the highly contagious Newcastle disease this year, a government quarantine service has said.

According to Yonhap, the National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS) has said that, based on experience gained in dealing with the poultry disease in the past, the country has the qualified personnel and high-tech testing facilities to confirm outbreaks in the country and throughout the region.

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