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  • So. Korea: Another H5N1 outbreak at a farm confirmed (Yongin)- 3rd this month

    Source: http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5....php?id=569344

    March 08, 2011 13:56 PM

    South Korea Confirms Additional Bird Flu Outbreak

    SEOUL, March 8 (Bernama) -- South Korea confirmed an additional bird flu outbreak at a chicken farm on Tuesday amid a recent decline in the overall number of suspected cases, Yonhap news agency reported.

    Tests showed that the 200,000 birds at the large egg-laying farm in Yongin, 50 kilometres south of Seoul, were infected with the virulent H5N1 strain of the avian influenza (AI), the National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS) said.

    This is the third case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza reported in the country this month...
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