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New Bird Flu Outbreak Suspected in Iksan

Korea Battles Fresh Bird Flu Outbreak



Korea has its first suspected case of bird flu in the three years since the H5N1 virus first broke out here in December 2003. The Agriculture Ministry said Thursday it suspects bird flu broke out at a poultry farm in Iksan, North Jeolla Province and is conducting tests. The government thinks the latest case is of a virulent strain that can spread to humans. As a preventive measures, the ministry culled 6,000 chickens at the farm and closed nearby hatcheries. Two hundred and four farms in a 10 km radius around the farm have been quarantined.

No human infections were reported.

Inspectors from the National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service and the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday enter a chicken farm in Iksan, where a an outbreak of bird flu is suspected.

Kim Chang-seob, the ministry�s chief veterinary officer, said the conclusion whether the outbreak is of a virulent strain will available on Saturday, but the case is assumed to be of a deadly strain given the condition of the chickens that dies of the infection.

The affected area houses the chicken farms and processing plants of Halim and Dongwoo, two major chicken producers that account for 30-40 percent of the market. It is therefore going to have an enormous effect on the Korean chicken market.

http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200611/200611240008.html

[nautilus]

There has already been a thread on this for a few days already. Go here:

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=71707

[Nambucaveman]

Thanks for pointing that out nautilus. Please go there to discuss this.

NC