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2011/03/27 13:03 KST
S. Korea moves to contain bird flu as FMD comes under control
SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is moving to stem future cases of bird flu as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks have been largely put under control, the government said Sunday.
The farm ministry said it currently maintains poultry movement restrictions in 14 rural cities and counties across the country after quarantine authorities have had to cull 6.27 million birds on 269 farms since Dec. 29, when the first case of bird flu was reported.
The ministry said such restrictions are needed because there has been a steady confirmation of bird flu outbreaks, with the last case taking place on Thursday at a chicken farm in Yeongcheon, 344 kilometers southeast of Seoul.
The ministry said another chicken farm in the same county that raised 900 birds is being checked for the virulent strain of the avian influenza that can be transmitted to humans. There have been a total of 100 cases checked by authorities in the past three months, with 51 turning out positive for the H5N1 strain.
"Most of the outbreaks are taking place where there are large numbers of migratory birds nearby that spend the winter months in South Korea," a ministry official said...
2011/03/27 13:03 KST
S. Korea moves to contain bird flu as FMD comes under control
SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is moving to stem future cases of bird flu as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks have been largely put under control, the government said Sunday.
The farm ministry said it currently maintains poultry movement restrictions in 14 rural cities and counties across the country after quarantine authorities have had to cull 6.27 million birds on 269 farms since Dec. 29, when the first case of bird flu was reported.
The ministry said such restrictions are needed because there has been a steady confirmation of bird flu outbreaks, with the last case taking place on Thursday at a chicken farm in Yeongcheon, 344 kilometers southeast of Seoul.
The ministry said another chicken farm in the same county that raised 900 birds is being checked for the virulent strain of the avian influenza that can be transmitted to humans. There have been a total of 100 cases checked by authorities in the past three months, with 51 turning out positive for the H5N1 strain.
"Most of the outbreaks are taking place where there are large numbers of migratory birds nearby that spend the winter months in South Korea," a ministry official said...