France has recorded a rare upsurge in outbreaks of the highly contagious virus, believed to have been brought to the country by migrating wild birds.
Bird flu of the type H5N8 was also found on a poultry farm in northern Germany, the state's agriculture ministry said, after it had already spread among the wild bird population in the region.
The plan has sparked a debate with wildlife groups criticising the decision over fears that the mass killing of Australia's national animal could rapidly reduce their numbers.
On June 2, the first case of the virus was confirmed in the southern island of Jeju. Since then four more cases have been confirmed in different locations across the country.
Poultry trade has been stopped and more than 4,000 birds culled in Hong Kong after a faecal sample tested positive for the H7N9 bird flu virus.
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