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Re: South Korea:H5N1 in Fowl/Animals, 2 April 2008 +
Re: South Korea:H5N1 in Fowl/Animals, 2 April 2008 +
Source: http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/287121.html
Second case of bird flu confirmed in Seoul
8,200 chickens and ducks slaughtered in Songpa to prevent spread of disease
Another case of avian influenza was confirmed in Seoul on May 11. In the wake of this second case of avian influenza, worries about possible human infection have begun to escalate.
The Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, said, ?The National Veterinary Research Quarantine Service confirmed on May 11 that one of the ducks culled from a preliminary inspection of twelve ducks and chickens at a poultry farm in the Songpa district was positive for avian influenza. (The National Veterinary Research Quarantine Service) will confirm on May 12 whether this is the highly virulent (H5N1) strain of avian influenza or not.? The H5N1 strain is known to be easily transmissible from animals to humans.
On the evening of May 11, the Songpa District Office dispatched 200 officials to the poultry farm and immediately slaughtered 8,200 chickens and ducks, the total number of chickens and ducks in the entire district.
After an outbreak of avian influenza in the Gwangjin district on May 6, the first in Seoul, some of the residents of the neighboring Songpa district asked the district office to investigate possible cases of avian influenza in their area. The Songpa District Office culled twelve ducks and chickens from the poultry farm and handed them over to the National Veterinary Research Quarantine Service on May 8.
The poultry farm is located five kilometers from the Moran Traditional Market in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. Many of the ducks and chickens slaughtered in the Songpa district were reported to have been purchased there. The government believes that the duck that was infected with avian influenza was also purchased at the market.
Meanwhile, another case of avian influenza was found in Bosung, South Jeolla Province, on the same day.
Please direct questions or comments to [englishhani@hani.co.kr]
Re: South Korea:H5N1 in Fowl/Animals, 2 April 2008 +
Source: http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/287121.html
Second case of bird flu confirmed in Seoul
8,200 chickens and ducks slaughtered in Songpa to prevent spread of disease
Another case of avian influenza was confirmed in Seoul on May 11. In the wake of this second case of avian influenza, worries about possible human infection have begun to escalate.
The Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, said, ?The National Veterinary Research Quarantine Service confirmed on May 11 that one of the ducks culled from a preliminary inspection of twelve ducks and chickens at a poultry farm in the Songpa district was positive for avian influenza. (The National Veterinary Research Quarantine Service) will confirm on May 12 whether this is the highly virulent (H5N1) strain of avian influenza or not.? The H5N1 strain is known to be easily transmissible from animals to humans.
On the evening of May 11, the Songpa District Office dispatched 200 officials to the poultry farm and immediately slaughtered 8,200 chickens and ducks, the total number of chickens and ducks in the entire district.
After an outbreak of avian influenza in the Gwangjin district on May 6, the first in Seoul, some of the residents of the neighboring Songpa district asked the district office to investigate possible cases of avian influenza in their area. The Songpa District Office culled twelve ducks and chickens from the poultry farm and handed them over to the National Veterinary Research Quarantine Service on May 8.
The poultry farm is located five kilometers from the Moran Traditional Market in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. Many of the ducks and chickens slaughtered in the Songpa district were reported to have been purchased there. The government believes that the duck that was infected with avian influenza was also purchased at the market.
Meanwhile, another case of avian influenza was found in Bosung, South Jeolla Province, on the same day.
Please direct questions or comments to [englishhani@hani.co.kr]
